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H.R. 3864, The Kids First Act

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
  • This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 688, The Kids First Act.

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H.R. 3864 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2012.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inKids First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to editrevise, reauthorize, and extend the wikiSCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.

Provides for determination of allotments for the 50 states
and be the firstDistrict of Columbia based on expenditures and numbers of low-income children.

Sets limitations on matching rates for populations other than targeted low-income children or pregnant women covered through a Section 1115 waiver.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, extending, renewing, or amending a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a state after the enactment of this Act that would allow funds made available under SCHIP to be used
to provide child health assistance or other health benefits coverage for any other adult other than a detailed summarypregnant woman whose family income does not exceed the income eligibility level specified for a targeted low-income child in that state under a waiver or approved project.

Requires a state to determine family income eligibility for child health assistance or other health benefits coverage under the state child health plan solely on the basis
of the bill!)family's gross income.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to conduct outreach and enrollment efforts designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP and SSA title XIX (Medicaid). Allows a state to elect to offer a premium assistance subsidy for qualified employer sponsored coverage to all targeted low-income children eligible for child health assistance.

Allows any state the option to include an unborn child as a child under SCHIP.

Repeals current federal payment rates at different specified percentages for different specified aspects of Medicaid administrative costs to prescribe a flat 50% rate for all such costs.

Requires a 25% reduction in payments for Medicaid administrative costs (to prevent duplication of such payments under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV). .

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 10/18/2007: Referred to edit the wiki and be the firstHouse subcommittee. Status: Referred to update the status of the bill!)Subcommittee on Health.
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== Points in Favor ==

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