Children's Health First Act

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.

3/15/2007--Introduced.
Children's Health First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act to grant states the option to expand coverage of children whose family income is any percentage up to 400% of the poverty-line. Authorizes states to offer purchase of coverage for uncovered children under SCHIP who are not otherwise eligible for assistance under SCHIP or Medicaid. Provides subsidies for employment-based coverage of children eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid. Requires coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, including dental services, federally-qualified health services, and rural health clinic services. Establishes the Medicaid-SCHIP Payment Advisory Commission. Provides for an increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for medical assistance for children for states that expand coverage of children. Outlines state options for additional coverage expansions, including older children under Medicaid, targeted low-income pregnant women under SCHIP, and legal immigrants under both programs. Establishes new base SCHIP allotments responsive to increases in health care costs and enrollment expansions. Provides for a two-year initial availability of SCHIP allotments, and for redistribution of unused allotments to address state funding shortfalls. Prescribes a special rule for school-based outreach and enrollment activities. Gives states the option to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality for Medicaid eligibility. Gives states the option to provide for "express lane" and simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for Medicaid or SCHIP. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate a model process for the coordination of Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment and coverage of children who frequently change their state of residency or are temporarily outside such state. Requires a state Medicaid plan to apply outreach procedures to all pregnant women and children.


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Sponsor

• Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
• and 43 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Mike Ross
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Albert Wynn
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1535

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March 15, 2007

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• Mar 16, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 15, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Mar 15, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561)
• Introduced on Mar 15, 2007.
• Mar 15, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Women's health
• Health policy
• Access to health care
• Budgets
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• Child health
• Children
• Citizenship
• Clinics
• Dental care
• Education
• Elementary and secondary education
• Employee health benefits
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to child health services
• Health insurance
• Immigrant health
• Immigration
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Labor
• Medicaid
• Medical care
• Medical screening
• Medical tests
• Medically uninsured
• Medicine
• Poor children
• Pregnant women
• Rural affairs
• Rural health
• School health programs
• State and local government
• Welfare
• Welfare eligibility
• Women
• Women's health services

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Its sister bill in the house, H.R. 1535, introduced by John Dingell has 42 co-sponsors. It’s just weird. I honestly don’t know what to make of it. Reply to this comment. Comment by beebop | 2008-04-13 12:05:49 ...

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