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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill Expands Medicaid Eligibility to Individuals Under Age 26
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to AppropriationsSponsor: Erin Zwiener
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What This Bill Proposed
The Health and Human Services Commission is required to provide to individuals under 26 years of age who apply and qualify for available , beginning September 1, 2025.
Young adults between the ages of 19 and 25 who currently do not qualify under standard adult Medicaid rules gain access to state , provided are secured.
- The Health and Human Services Commission is the state agency responsible for administering health and human services programs in Texas, including Medicaid. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
individuals who are younger than 26 years of age
Individuals under 26 become eligible to receive medical assistance through Medicaid provided federal matching funds are available.
Health and Human Services Commission
The commission is required to provide medical assistance to the newly eligible age group, adopt implementation rules, and notify federal agencies.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Appropriations
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 22, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Medicaid Age Threshold Extension
The bill shifts state policy to extend medical assistance coverage up to age 26, mirroring the federal Affordable Care Act dependent insurance rule structure.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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