Install
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program are eligible for Medicaid.
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Summary
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026
This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances).
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 26, 2026 Introduced in House
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