,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjag,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,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 7bb7-- 7,a7 by  
striking are not described in or        
enrolled under and inserting are not    
described in and are not enrolled under2
 and  7,b7 by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting 2 and2  7#b7 in   

item 7cc71 by striking responsibility of
 the ,state and all that follows through
 #dge7h77;,b77iii72 and and inserting   
responsibility of a ,state on the date  
of attaining #ah years of age 7or such  
higher age as such ,state has elected   
under section #dge7h77;,b77iii771 or who
 were in such care on the date of       
attaining #ad years of age but          
subsequently left such care to enter    
into a legal guardianship with a kinship
 caregiver 7without regard to whether   
kinship guardianship payments are being 
made on behalf of the child under this  
part72 and  7#c7 by striking item 7dd74 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,outreach efforts for enrollment of    
former foster children ,section         
#aijb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#hb71 by striking 2  
and and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#hc71 by striking the period 

at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#hc7 
the following new paragraph3  7#hd7 not 
later than ,january #a1 #bjai1 establish
 an outreach and enrollment program1 in 
coordination with the ,state agency     
responsible for administering the ,state
 plan under part ,e of title ,,iv and   
any other appropriate or interested     
agencies1 designed to increase the      
enrollment of individuals who are       
eligible for medical assistance under   
the ,state plan under paragraph         
7#aj77;,a77i77,,ix7 in accordance with  
best practices established by the       
,secretary4  4