Rep. Panetta Legislation Would Protect Medicaid Access for Disaster Survivors

Rep. Panetta legislation would protect Medicaid access for disaster survivors

The Disaster Relief Medicaid Act aims to ensure seniors and people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid waivers do not lose the services they need if they are forced to flee their home state during a disaster.

Rep. Panetta legislation to protect Medicaid access for disaster survivors

MONTEREY – Bicameral legislation that would protect access to Medicaid services for individuals forced to relocate across state lines due to federally declared disasters or public health emergencies, was authored and reintroduced by U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley. The Disaster Relief Medicaid Act aims to ensure seniors and people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid waivers do not lose the services they need if they are for…

Van Hollen, other Dems push legislation to boost Medicaid and counter Trump cuts

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in a file photo from February. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)Senate Democrats unveiled a package of bills Thursday aimed at expanding access to health care coverage, including one bill modeled after a successful Maryland law that lets taxpayers use their tax returns to enroll in care. Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) “Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act” is one of about a dozen bills — including one from S…