This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for up to three months of retroactive coverage under Medicaid.
Under current law, a state Medicaid program must provide coverage for up to three months prior to an individual's application for benefits if the individual would have been eligible for benefits during that period. The bill eliminates this requirement and instead specifies that coverage begins in the month during which the individual applies for benefits.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-25 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2017-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |