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S 1082 · in committee · significant

Safeguarding Medicaid Act

What this bill does

  • States must verify assets for all Medicaid applicants to determine eligibility.
  • All individuals applying for Medicaid are affected, not just seniors and disabled people.
  • States implement resource tests; federal government tracks savings from stricter eligibility rules.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring asset verification for all Medicaid applicants change enrollment timelines and administrative costs for state health departments?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that asset testing reduces fraud enough to offset potential delays in coverage for eligible low-income applicants?

  3. 03

    Which groups might face the greatest barriers to proving their assets, and how could that affect Medicaid access across different populations?

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Sponsor · R-WY

John Barrasso

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Introduced 2025-03-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-14 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1778-1779)

  2. 2025-03-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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