Recidivism Reduction Act

Summary

Recidivism Reduction Act This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires: the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply; the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 November 2017

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  Introduced in House · EN · 15 November 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 November 2017

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