Childhood Disability Benefits Fairness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced
Summary
Treats people who receive child’s insurance benefits as if they received Supplemental Security Income for Medicaid eligibility checks. This change would let individuals who get child’s insurance benefits be counted like SSI recipients when states decide Medicaid eligibility, but only if they would qualify for SSI without the child’s benefit.
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- Individuals entitled to child’s insurance benefits: Could gain or keep Medicaid during eligibility checks or redeterminations if they would meet SSI rules without the child’s benefit.
- State Medicaid programs: Would have to treat these beneficiaries like SSI recipients for eligibility decisions made after the law takes effect, changing how some cases are reviewed.
- Families and caregivers: May see fewer coverage gaps for disabled children or adult dependents because more people could qualify for Medicaid through this rule.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Medicaid help for child beneficiaries
This bill would treat a person entitled to child’s insurance benefits under section 202(d) as if they received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) when a state checks Medicaid eligibility. That would apply only if the person would be eligible for SSI without the child’s insurance benefits. The rule would apply to any Medicaid eligibility determination or redetermination under a State plan or waiver made on or after the date of enactment. It would not change SSI payments themselves.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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