HR 497 · in committee · significant
Medicaid Third Party Liability Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill removes exceptions that allow Medicaid to pay first for preventive pediatric care and child support cases.
- State Medicaid programs and families receiving Medicaid benefits are affected by changes to payment order rules.
- States must verify third-party insurance information or lose federal Medicaid reimbursement for those services.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring states to verify third-party insurance before Medicaid pays affect families with coverage gaps or outdated insurance information?
- 02
What financial burden would fall on state Medicaid programs if they fail to verify third-party liability for preventive pediatric care?
- 03
Who benefits from prioritizing third-party payers over Medicaid for child support cases, and what are the trade-offs for low-income families?
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Sponsor · R-TX-2
Dan Crenshaw
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
0/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-16
Legislative timeline
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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