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H.R. 3729 (107th)

Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 February 2002

Last action

5 March 2002 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for an enhanced Federal Medicaid medical assistance percentage for States that elect to continuously enroll infants during the first year of life without regard to the child's membership in the woman's household or the mother's eligibility status. Amends SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to permit a State child health plan, implemented under either SCHIP or Medicaid, to provide for coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under specified conditions. Provides for SCHIP and Medicaid coordination with SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services). Increases the SCHIP income eligibility level with respect to a low-income child. Amends: (1) SSA title XIX to provide for an enhanced Federal Medicaid medical assistance percentage for increased expenditures for medical assistance for children; (2) SSA title XXI to increase SCHIP appropriations; and (3) SSA titles XIX and XXI to permit a State to elect to provide Medicaid and SCHIP coverage of children age 20 or 21.

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Timeline

  1. 12 February 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 February 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 February 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 March 2002

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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