Contact Congress about S. 2071: Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

Disaster survivors could get Medicaid faster and keep it longer while they recover. States would get full federal payment for this disaster coverage and for people in the hardest-hit areas.

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Disaster Relief Medicaid Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Latest action on S. 2071: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who need health care after a disaster or emergency. It also affects states, health providers, children, pregnant people, older adults, and people with disabilities. States would have new duties, but the federal government would cover major costs during the relief period.

Why this matters: Disasters can cut people off from doctors, medicine, records, jobs, and homes. This bill tries to keep health coverage from breaking down at that moment. It could also help states pay for sudden health needs without cutting other services. The biggest effects would depend on how often disasters trigger the program and how well states run it.

Key provisions in S. 2071

• Creates a new required Medicaid group called Disaster Relief Medicaid. It would cover eligible survivors of major disasters, national emergencies, or public health emergencies.
• Sets the relief coverage period from the disaster declaration date through two years later. Most special Medicaid protections apply during that time.
• Sets income limits for disaster coverage. The limit is up to 133% of the federal poverty level, or 200% for pregnant people, children, and disabled Social Security beneficiaries, unless the home state already uses a higher Medicaid limit.
• Does not count unemployment benefits or FEMA individual assistance as income. FEMA individual assistance means direct federal disaster aid to people and households.
• States must use a simpler application and let people state that they qualify. Qualified providers must be able to give temporary Medicaid approval, and most survivors stay covered through the relief period unless a limited exception applies.

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What is S. 2071?

Disaster survivors could get Medicaid faster and keep it longer while they recover. States would get full federal payment for this disaster coverage and for people in the hardest-hit areas.

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