Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill changes who qualifies for Medicaid coverage among people who were in the foster care system. Right now, states must cover former foster youth until age 26, but only if they were in foster care at age 18 and had Medicaid while in foster care. This bill expands that coverage to include young people who left foster care before turning 18 because they were placed with a family caregiver or were released from the system early, and it removes the requirement that they had to be signed up for Medicaid while in foster care. The bill also requires states to create programs to reach out to former foster youth and help them sign up for Medicaid.

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