118th Congress Health
S. 2194: Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act
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Summary
This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive health care benefits through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Edward Markey.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.