,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efg  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#diih  ,report ,no4 #aae-gcb  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #ac1 #bjah ,ms4 ,bass 7for    
herself1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4        
,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 and ,mr4      
,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,june #ab1      
#bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,walden
 and ,mr4 ,mitchell  ,june #ab1 #bjah   
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,february #ac1 #bjah  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act to ensure health 
insurance coverage continuity for former
 foster youth4  #a4 ,short title ,this  

,act may be cited as the ,health        
,insurance for ,former ,foster ,youth   
,act4  #b4 ,coverage continuity for     
former foster care children up to age   
#bf  7a7 ,in general ,section           
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,ix7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77,,ix77 is       
amended--  7#a7 in item 7bb71 by        
striking are not described in or        
enrolled under and inserting are not    
described in and are not enrolled under2
  7#b7 in item 7cc71 by striking        
responsibility of the ,state and        
inserting responsibility of a ,state2   
and  7#c7 in item 7dd71 by striking the 
,state plan under this title or under a 
waiver of the and inserting a ,state    
plan under this title or under a waiver 
of such a4  7b7 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect with respect to foster youth
 who attain #ah years of age on or after
 ,january #a1 #bjbc4  #c4 ,guidance ,not
 later than one year after the date of  

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall issue guidance to       
,states1 with respect to the ,state     
,medicaid programs of such ,states--    
7#a7 on best practices for-- 7,a7       
removing barriers and ensuring          
streamlined1 timely access to ,medicaid 
coverage for former foster youth up to  
age #bf2  7,b7 tracking the ,medicaid   
coverage status and verifying ,medicaid 
eligibility for such youth2 and  7,c7   
conducting outreach and raising         
awareness among such youth regarding    
,medicaid coverage options for such     
youth2 and  7#b7 which shall include    
examples of ,states that have           
successfully extended ,medicaid coverage
 to former foster youth up to age #bf4  
,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed