Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act
This bill prohibits states from pursuing or collecting Medicaid recovery claims against individuals' estates for payments made during their lifetime. It requires states to withdraw all existing recovery liens within 90 days of enactment and notify affected individuals or their estates. The law specifically ends state efforts to reclaim Medicaid funds from beneficiaries' estates after death, applying to claims initiated before the law's effective date. It directly affects Medicaid beneficiaries and their estates who were subject to prior state recovery actions. The key mechanism is a mandatory 90-day withdrawal of all existing liens and a permanent ban on new recovery claims for correctly paid assistance.
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Jan 6, 2026
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Jan 6, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Jan 6, 2026
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1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
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