,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 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 the  
last numbered paragraph of such section 

is amended by inserting 1 or in the case
 of care or services furnished to an    
individual who is in custody pending    
disposition of charges before 724  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 items or 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    
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,title     
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 is amended--  
7,a7 in section #aijb7;a77#hd77;,a71 by 
inserting 7except for any portion of    
such period during which the juvenile is
 in custody pending disposition of      
charges7 after is such an inmate2  7,b7 
in section #aijb7nn77#c71 by striking   
paragraph 7#ca7 and inserting the last  
numbered paragraph2 and  7,c7 in the    
fifth sentence of section #aije7;a71 by 
striking paragraph 7#cj7 and inserting  
the last numbered paragraph4  7#b7      
,section #eabb7;c7 of division ,,ff of  
the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-cbh7 is amended
 to read as follows3  7c7 ,effective    
date2 supersession  7#a7 ,effective date
 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 

the amendments made by this section     
shall take effect on the first day of   
the first calendar quarter that begins  
after the date that is #bd months 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 ,supersession    
,the amendments made by this section--  
7,a7 shall not take effect if the       
amendments made by subsections 7a7 and  
7c7 of section #b of the ,equity in     
,pretrial ,health ,coverage ,act take   
effect before the effective date        
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
shall cease to be effective on the date 
on which the amendments made by         
subsections 7a7 and 7c7 of section #b of
 the ,equity in ,pretrial ,health       
,coverage ,act take effect4  4  7f7     
,effective dates  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
amendments made by subsections 7a71 7b71
 7c71 and 7e77#a7 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 ,subsections 7d7 and 
the amendment made by subsection 7e77#b7
 shall take effect on the date of       
enactment of this ,act4