Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/17/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-07 (00)
Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to impose a work requirement as a condition of eligibility.
A program may not apply such a requirement to: (1) a pregnant woman, (2) the sole parent or caretaker of either a child younger than age 6 or a child with disabilities, or (3) an individual younger than age 20 who is married or head of a household and either attends secondary school or participates in employment-related education.
Cosponsors (1)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Subjects
- Employment and training programs
- Medicaid
- State and local government operations
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