H.R. 2445: Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: March 27, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (March 27, 2025)
Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025
This bill-
- Prohibits Rule Implementation: It prevents the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing a specific rule related to streamlining application, eligibility, enrollment, and renewal processes for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program. This rule was published on April 2, 2024.
- Requires Pre-Enrollment Verification: The bill mandates that states verify an individual's U.S. citizenship or satisfactory immigration status before enrolling them in Medicaid.
- Increases Income Verification Frequency: For individuals whose eligibility is based on income, the bill requires states to verify their eligibility at least quarterly.
- Limits Coverage for Certain Noncitizens: It prohibits federal Medicaid payments to states for medical assistance given to specific categories of aliens, including those granted parole, deferred action (like DACA recipients), asylum, temporary protected status, or withholding of removal.
Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC-13) (April 10, 2025)