H.R.5626: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program.

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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...

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July 5, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
July 5, 2016

Introduced in the House by Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)

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