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HR 1510 · introduced · significant

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

What this bill does

  • Allows states to provide Medicaid benefits to people held in jail before trial.
  • Affects pretrial detainees who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid coverage.
  • States receive planning grants to set up these Medicaid programs for jail populations.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might providing Medicaid to pretrial detainees affect both jail healthcare costs and state budgets across different regions?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that continuity of healthcare coverage reduces recidivism or improves outcomes for people awaiting trial?

  3. 03

    Which pretrial detainees would benefit most from this coverage, and who might face barriers to accessing these Medicaid services in jail?

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Sponsor · D-TX-18

Sylvester Turner

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In Congress

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House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-09-08

Joining the bill

+ 20 more

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-08 · house · Floor

    ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Dexter asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1510, a bill originally introduced by Representative Turner (TX), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

  2. 2025-02-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. 2025-02-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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