# 115-hr-4998: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

115-hr-4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4998
- Congress: 115
- Title: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
- Introduced: 2018-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to expand coverage for former foster care youth. Specifically, state Medicaid programs must cover individuals who were in foster care at 14 years of age but who subsequently left foster care due to a kinship guardianship. In addition, states must provide such coverage regardless of whether individuals were enrolled in Medicaid while in foster care.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4998 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4998)

## Related
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- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1456)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4998 (as of 2025-11-18).