,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,guthrie7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to eliminate the         
requirement for #c months of retroactive
 coverage under the ,medicaid program4  
#a4 ,elimination of #c-month retroactive
 coverage under the ,medicaid program   
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,state plan       
requirements ,section #aijb7;a77#cd7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#cd77 is amended by
 striking in or after the third month   
before the month in which he made       
application and inserting in or after   
the month in which the individual made  
application4  7#b7 ,definition of       
medical assistance ,section #aije7;a7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is amended by     

striking in or after the third month    
before the month in which the recipient 
makes application for assistance and    
inserting in or after the month in which
 the recipient makes application for    
assistance4  7b7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to medical assistance with respect
 to individuals whose eligibility for   
such assistance is based on an          
application for such assistance made 7or
 deemed to be made7 after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4