Lets people awaiting trial keep health benefits from Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and VA
Currently, people held in jail while waiting for their court date are often cut off from health benefits like Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and VA health care. This bill would change that, allowing these individuals to keep their health coverage during their time in pretrial custody.
Currently, individuals in custody pending disposition of charges are generally excluded from receiving health benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. If this bill becomes law, these individuals would no longer be excluded and could receive these health benefits during their pretrial custody.
S 5231 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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