119-hr1019

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1019 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1019

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability 
 of address information provided under the Medicaid program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Commerce

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 A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability 
 of address information provided under the Medicaid program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Program Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THE RELIABILITY OF ADDRESS INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER 
 THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1902

    (a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (86) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (87)
            (D) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (87) the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (88) beginning January 1, 2026, provide for a process to 
 regularly obtain address information for individuals enrolled 
 under such plan (or a waiver of such plan) from reliable data 
 sources (as described in 

section 435.919

    (f)

    (1)
            (iii) of title 
 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) 
 and act on any changes to such an address based on such 
 information in accordance with such section (or successor 
 regulation), except that this paragraph shall only apply in the 
 case of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.''.

    (b) Application to CHIP.--

Section 2107

    (e)

    (1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg

    (e)

    (1) ) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (H) through
        (U) as 
 subparagraphs
            (I) through
            (V) , respectively; and

    (2) by inserting after subparagraph
        (G) the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
        (H) Section 1902

    (a)

    (88) (relating to regularly 
 obtaining address information for enrollees).''.
            (c) Ensuring Transmission of Address Information From Managed Care 
Organizations.--

Section 1932 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
 ``

    (j) Transmission of Address Information.--Beginning January 1, 
2026, each contract under a State plan with a managed care entity under 

section 1903
            (m) shall provide that the entity transmits to the State 
any address information for an individual enrolled with the entity that 
is provided to such entity directly from, or verified by such entity 
directly with, such individual.''.
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