Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill changes the rules for who can get Medicaid health coverage as a former foster youth up to age 26. Right now, only people who were in foster care at age 18 and already had Medicaid while in foster care qualify, but this bill would also include young people who left foster care before 18 because they were placed with a family caregiver or were legally released from the system early. It also removes the requirement that these young people had to be enrolled in Medicaid while they were in foster care in order to qualify. Additionally, the bill would require states to create programs to reach out to former foster youths and help them sign up for Medicaid.

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