S.Amdt. 442

SA 442. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 1628, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2017; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN ADULTS WITH
HIGH INSURANCE COSTS.

(a) In General.--Beginning with the date of enactment of
this Act, each State shall provide medical assistance through
the State Medicaid program to any individual residing in the
State who is between 50 and 64 years of age and who
demonstrates that the least expensive private health
insurance coverage available to such individual would require
the individual to pay premiums that would exceed 9.5 percent
of such individual's income.
(b) Enhanced FMAP.--The Federal medical assistance
percentage applicable to medical assistance provided by a
State under the State Medicaid program to individuals
described in subsection (a) shall be equal to 100 percent.
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