H.R. 173 · 113th Congress
Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2013
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gene Green
- Introduced
- 2013-01-04
- Latest action
- 2013-01-04 · Introduced in House
Summary
Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of state Medicaid plans to provide for 12-month continuous coverage of children.
Specifies situations wherein a state Medicaid plan's failure to meet this requirement shall not be regarded as a failure to comply with Medicaid requirements generally.