Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1598
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Last Updated
- 2025-08-18T21:18:45Z
Official Summary
Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act
This bill removes certain age limitations for the Medicaid buy-in program for disabled, working individuals.
Current law allows disabled, working individuals ages 16 to 64 whose income exceeds applicable income limits to buy into Medicaid at the option of the state. The bill allows those age 65 or over to also buy into Medicaid.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act — issued 2025-02-26 — PDF (2 pages)