,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1         
#bjba,mr4 ,casey 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 ,expanded      
,coverage 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 to read as follows3  7,,ix7     
who-- 7aa7 are under #bf years of age2  
7bb7 are not described in and are not   
enrolled under any of subclauses 7,i7   
through 7,,vii7 of this clause or are   
described in any of such subclauses but 
have income that exceeds the level of   

income applicable under the ,state plan 
for eligibility to enroll for medical   
assistance under such subclause2 and    
7cc7 were in foster care under the      
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    
were in such care at any 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  
part71 or were emancipated from such    
care prior to attaining age #ah2  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on     
,january #a1 #bjbc1 and shall apply with
 respect to individuals who attain #ah  
years of age on or after that date4  7c7
 ,repeal ,subsection 7a7 of section     
#ajjb of the ,,support for ,patients and
 ,communities ,act 7,public ,law        
#aae-bga7 is repealed4  #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#he71 by striking 2 and and  
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#hf71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#hf7 
the following new paragraph3  7#hg7 not 
later than ,january #a1 #bjbb1 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