Medicaid covers former foster youth up to age 26
H.R. 10677 — Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act · Filed by Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets states give Medicaid to young people who were in foster care. They can get coverage until age 26, no matter how much money they make. States must start these programs by January 1, 2027. States must tell young people about this coverage and help them sign up.
Who it affects
Former foster youth get health insurance coverage up to age 26. States must run programs to find and enroll these young people.
One thing to notice
The bill only covers youth who turn 18 on or after January 1, 2027. Young people who aged out before that date do not get coverage.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- foster care — When the government places a child with a family other than their own.
- Medicaid — A government health insurance program for people with low income.
- enroll — To sign up for a program or service.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,063 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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