SENIOR CARE Act
Summary
Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act or the SENIOR CARE Act This bill expands eligibility for the Medicaid Ticket to Work Program to include individuals who are 65 years of age or older. (Under the current program, states may establish a Medicaid buy-in option for working individuals with disabilities whose income exceeds the customary limits and who are between the ages of 16 and 64.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 29, 2021
Last action Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Scott
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 1476
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand S 1476. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline