Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 2026'', aims to change the Social Security Act. It specifically seeks to remove certain age restrictions regarding Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities. The legislation modifies how various groups are described to include individuals who are at least 16 years of age. These changes affect the optional buy-in groups within the Medicaid program.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +7
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill directly expands Medicaid accessibility for people with disabilities who are working.
- Scored +6
Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?
The bill removes age barriers that previously limited Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill provides more health coverage options for low-income workers with disabilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Medicaid Eligibility: The bill removes the age restriction of ``but less than 65'' for certain groups, which allows individuals to access Medicaid regardless of being under that age limit (Section 2(a)(1) and Section 2(a)(3)).
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Support for Working Adults with Disabilities: The bill adds a new group of individuals to the Medicaid description: those who would be considered to be receiving supplemental security income if it were not for their earnings exceeding specific limits (Section 2(a)(2)(C)).
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Accessibility for Younger Individuals: By including individuals who are ``at least 16 years of age,'' the bill provides a pathway for coverage for younger working adults with disabilities (Section 2(a)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill directly expands Medicaid accessibility for people with disabilities who are working. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides more health coverage options for low-income workers with disabilities. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill enables coverage for individuals who are at least 16 years of age.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill expands access to health care for individuals with disabilities who have exceeded income limits for SSI. Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes? — The bill expands Medicaid eligibility to include working adults with disabilities regardless of the 65-year age limit.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill removes age barriers that previously limited Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Expanding Medicaid access provides essential health coverage for low-income working adults with disabilities.
- 1/27/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.