What does Preamble of Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025 do?

This bill aims to prohibit the implementation of a rule titled 'Medicaid Program; Streamlining the Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes'.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025

What does PROHIBITING IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAID STREAMLINING RULE. of Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025 do?

This section prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing, enforcing, or giving effect to a specific rule. The rule in question is titled ``Medicaid Program; Streamlining the Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes.''

What does PROHIBITING ENROLLMENT IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM PRIOR TO of Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025 do?

This section amends the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicaid enrollment prior to citizenship or immigration status verification States must verify an individual's citizenship or satisfactory immigration status before enrolling them in Medicaid Eligibility of individuals with income-based eligibility must be verified at least quarterly

What does LIMITING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF PAROLEES AND TPS AND DACA of Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 1903(v) of the Social Security Act to limit Medicaid coverage. The amendment introduces a new paragraph (5) that generally prohibits Medicaid payments for medical assistance furnished to certain aliens. The aliens affected include those granted parole, deferred action, deferred enforced departure, asylum, temporary protected status, or withholding of removal. These restrictions are subject to paragraphs (2) and (4) of the existing section. Section 1902(a) is also amended to include aliens described in section 1903(v)(5).

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Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025

Last updated: 3/27/2025 · Introduced: 3/27/2025

Author: Mike Kennedy (R-UT)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill prohibits the implementation of a rule that streamlines Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program application and enrollment processes.
Medicaid enrollment is prohibited prior to verification of an individual's citizenship or immigration status, with income-based eligibility to be verified at least quarterly.
The bill limits Medicaid coverage for certain aliens, including those granted parole, temporary protected status, or deferred action, by generally prohibiting Medicaid payments for medical assistance furnished to these individuals.

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