S. 1082 · 119th Congress
Safeguarding Medicaid Act
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This bill requires states and territories to implement asset verification programs to determine an individual's Medicaid eligibility.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 14, 2025
Safeguarding Medicaid Act
This bill requires states and territories to implement asset verification programs to determine an individual's Medicaid eligibility.
Currently, states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are required to have asset verification programs to determine an individual's eligibility for Medicaid if the individual is age 65 or older, blind, or disabled. The bill applies this requirement to all states and territories and to all individuals seeking Medicaid eligibility.
The bill also requires state Medicaid programs to implement resource tests to determine an individual's Medicaid eligibility (currently, such tests are prohibited except for those age 65 or older or who are blind or disabled). The resource test must conform with the resource test for determining an individual's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, unless the state specifies a different threshold.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must create a system to track any federal savings due to implementation of the required asset verification programs.
States that do not comply with federal requirements regarding Medicaid eligibility determinations must submit corrective action plans to the CMS.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Safeguarding Medicaid Act
Latest action (Mar 14, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1778-1779)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 14, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.