Medicaid Third Party Liability Act

This bill changes rules about who pays first when Medicaid patients have other insurance. Currently, other insurance companies must usually pay before Medicaid, but there are two exceptions where Medicaid pays first and then asks for money back later - for children's preventive care and for people involved in child support cases. This bill removes those exceptions so other insurance would always have to pay first. The bill also says the federal government won't help pay for Medicaid services if states don't get and check information about patients' other insurance coverage.

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