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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,mull9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gu?rie7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to elim9ate ! requirem5t
 = #c mon?s ( retroactive cov]age "u !  
,m$icaid program4  #a4 ,elim9ation (    
#c-mon? retroactive cov]age "u !        
,m$icaid program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7    
,/ate plan requirem5ts ,section         
#aijb7;a77#cd7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#cd77 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ 9 or aft] ! ?ird mon?    
be=e ! mon? 9 :i* he made application & 
ins]t+ 9 or aft] ! mon? 9 :i* !         
individual made application4  7#b7      
,def9ition ( m$ical assi/ance ,section  
#aije7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ 9 or aft] ! ?ird mon? be=e ! mon? 
9 :i* ! recipi5t makes application =    
assi/ance & ins]t+ 9 or aft] ! mon? 9   

:i* ! recipi5t makes application =      
assi/ance4  7b7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to m$ical assi/ance ) respect to  
individuals ^: eligibility = su*        
assi/ance is bas$ on an application =   
su* assi/ance made 7or deem$ to be made7
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4