Congress 108 - HR 256 - Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2003

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Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health insurance Health insurance continuation Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Medicaid Medical economics Medically uninsured Social Welfare Unemployment Welfare eligibility

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Health Care Coverage Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish an emergency health coverage assistance program to provide premium assistance for qualified individuals for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation coverage under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Allows a State to elect to provide temporary Medicaid coverage under title XIX of the Social Security Act for individuals who are: (1) eligible for unemployment benefits; (2) not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage; and (3) not covered under a group health plan, health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

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Feb 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 8, 2003

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