A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to disregard cost-of-living increases in the computation of an individual's income for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the medicaid program.

Summary

Amends Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit States to disregard cost-of-living increases in benefits under Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and XVI (Supplemental Security Income for Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act, the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, and pensions plans for veterans and civil service retirees in computing an individual's income for purposes of determining eligibility under the Medicaid program.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 November 1977

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