S.Amdt. 2585
What it does: Adds SEC. __. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CHIP COVERAGE OF ADULT POPULATIONS wherever appropriate
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 976
Adds SEC. __. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CHIP COVERAGE OF ADULT POPULATIONS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CHIP COVERAGE OF ADULT POPULATIONS.
Inserted: Not later than July 1, 2009, the Institute of Medicine shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress regarding coverage of adult populations in CHIP. Such study and report shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) Quantification of the total Federal and State expenditures made for providing coverage of adult populations under--
Inserted: (A) section 1115 waivers approved before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the provision of such coverage under State child health plans; and
Inserted: (B) the amendments made by this Act.
Inserted: (2) An analysis of the impact of providing coverage for parents under CHIP on the access of children to health insurance and the access of children to health services.
Inserted: (3) An analysis of the overall cost of providing coverage to pregnant women enrolled in State child health plans under CHIP. Such analysis shall include the long-term cost-savings to Federal and State governments associated with the provision of prenatal care, including the increase in Federal and State health care expenditures that would be associated with the mother and newborn child (over the mother's lifetime and the child's lifetime) if such prenatal care had not been provided.
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SA 2585. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 976, to to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO CHIP COVERAGE OF ADULT POPULATIONS.
Not later than July 1, 2009, the Institute of Medicine shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress regarding coverage of adult populations in CHIP. Such study and report shall include the following:
(1) Quantification of the total Federal and State expenditures made for providing coverage of adult populations under--
(A) section 1115 waivers approved before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the provision of such coverage under State child health plans; and
(B) the amendments made by this Act.
(2) An analysis of the impact of providing coverage for parents under CHIP on the access of children to health insurance and the access of children to health services.
(3) An analysis of the overall cost of providing coverage to pregnant women enrolled in State child health plans under CHIP. Such analysis shall include the long-term cost-savings to Federal and State governments associated with the provision of prenatal care, including the increase in Federal and State health care expenditures that would be associated with the mother and newborn child (over the mother's lifetime and the child's lifetime) if such prenatal care had not been provided.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 31, 2007