US Congress Senate Bill 958 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5023-5027)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program), which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements. Creates the MediKids Trust Fund. Expands the duties of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income taxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.

MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2009

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-01		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5023-5027)
2009-05-01		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5022-5023)

HB194 (Related) 2009-01-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/958/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s958/BILLS-111s958is.pdf