Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children in Foster Care.
This bill offers states the option to guarantee uninterrupted Medicaid health coverage for children in foster care who are receiving treatment in specialized residential programs. This ensures that these vulnerable children maintain access to necessary medical services, including therapy, while placed in these facilities. The federal government will provide funding for states that choose to implement this extended coverage, supporting the health stability of these children.
Key points
States gain the option to automatically extend Medicaid eligibility for foster children receiving treatment in qualified residential programs.
This guarantees continuous access to essential medical care and services, including those provided outside the treatment facility, without coverage gaps.
States electing this option will receive Federal financial support to cover the costs of this extended healthcare.
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