Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Expand Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Children
Reps. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) have introduced legislation (HR 3641) that would allow former foster children to be eligible for Medicaid in any state. Under the Affordable Care Act, young adults who age out of the foster care system remain eligible for Medicaid until they are 26 years old, but only in the state where they were fostered.
- "For Former Foster Kids, Moving Out of State Can Mean Losing Medicaid" (Gorman, "State of Health," Kaiser Health News/KQED, 10/16).