,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ba1  
#bjba,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,durbin1    
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,ms4   
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to remove limitations under ,medicaid1 
,medicare1 ,,chip1 and the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs on benefits for   
persons in custody pending disposition  
of charges4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,equity in         
,pretrial ,health ,coverage ,act4  #b4  
,removal of inmate limitation on        
benefits under ,medicaid1 ,medicare1    
,,chip1 and the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,medicaid ,the           
subdivision 7,a7 of section #aije7;a7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 that follows      
paragraph 7#ca7 is amended by inserting 
or in custody pending disposition of    

charges after patient in a medical      
institution4  7b7 ,medicare ,section    
#ahfb7;a77#c7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#c77 is   
amended by inserting in the case of     
services furnished to individuals who   
are in custody pending disposition of   
charges1 after #ahhj7;e714  7c7 ,,chip  
,section #baaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;jj7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by     
inserting 7except as an individual in   
custody pending disposition of charges7 
after inmate of a public institution4   
7d7 ,modification of inmate limitation  
on health care benefits from ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs ,the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall modify      
section #ag4ch7;c77#e7 of title #ch1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or      
successor regulations1 to ensure that   
the exclusion of veterans who are       
inmates from eligibility for health care
 from the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs under such section does not    

apply to veterans who are in custody    
pending disposition of charges4  7e7    
,effective dates  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
amendments made by subsections 7a71 7b71
 and 7c7 shall take effect on the #ast  
day of the #ast calendar quarter that   
begins more than #fj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act and shall    
apply to items and services furnished   
for periods beginning on or after such  
date4  7#b7 ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs ,subsection 7d7 shall take     
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act4