,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gab  ,,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 the ,,support for  
,patients and ,communities ,act to      
provide for immediate eligibility for   
former foster youth under ,medicaid4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,dosha ,joi ,immediate ,coverage
 for ,former ,foster ,youth ,act4  #b4  
,providing for immediate ,medicaid      
eligibility for former foster youth     
,section #ajjb7;a77#b7 of the ,,support 
for ,patients and ,communities ,act     
7,public ,law #aae-bga7 is amended by   
striking ,january #a1 #bjbc and         
inserting the date of enactment of the  
,dosha ,joi ,immediate ,coverage for    
,former ,foster ,youth ,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#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