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S. 422 (100th)

Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments of 1987

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Introduced

29 January 1987

Last action

29 January 1987 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]

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Summary

Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments of 1987 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow States to extend Medicaid coverage to pregnant women and infants under age one whose family income exceeds current income eligibility standards, but does not exceed 185 percent of the Federal poverty level. Authorizes States to accelerate the coverage of poor children under age five. (Currently, coverage would not be extended to all poor children under age five until FY 1991.) Allows States to extend Medicaid coverage to poor children under age eight.

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Timeline

  1. 29 January 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 January 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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