Disabled young adults can keep Social Security and Medicaid both.

What it does

This bill lets disabled young adults get Medicaid. Right now, their Social Security money counts against them. It makes their total income too high. They lose Medicaid because of this. The bill says Social Security child's insurance should not count the same way. Disabled young adults could then have both their money and health care.

Who it affects

Disabled young adults who get Social Security child's insurance are affected. These are often adult children of workers who died or became disabled. Many of them lose Medicaid right now.

One thing to notice

States may have more people sign up for Medicaid if this bill passes. The bill does not say what happens with food stamps or housing help.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a…”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• Social Security child's insurance — Money paid to adult children of workers who died or became disabled.
• Medicaid — Health care paid by the government for people with low income.
• income — Money a person earns or gets from the government.