A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to give States the options of providing medical assistance to certain legal immigrant children and to increase allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Medicaid and Children's Health Improvement Amendments of 1998 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of covering certain legal immigrant children under Medicaid and CHIP.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for increased allotments under CHIP for the territories. Makes necessary appropriations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9571)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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