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H.R. 4005: Medicaid Reentry Act

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H.R. 4005: Medicaid Reentry Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-10 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Medicaid Reentry Act

Plain summary

Medicaid Reentry Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to convene a stakeholder workgroup in order to develop best practices for states to: (1) ease the health care transition of inmates released from public institutions (such as by ensuring continuity of health insurance or Medicaid coverage), and (2) implement transitional measures within 30 days of an inmate's release. The CMS must also issue a letter to states outlining opportunities for Medicaid demonstration waivers based on identified best practices.

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Official text

Medicaid Reentry Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry Act (2018-06-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4005 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115