U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has introduced the "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act," which would allow working Americans with disabilities to keep Medicaid coverage beyond age 65. Currently, many face the choice of retiring early to maintain benefits, a challenge the bill aims to resolve, according to the Office of the Senator.
Senator Blackburn said, "Americans with disabilities should be able to continue working without losing coverage or care through Medicaid when they turn 65." The legislation will soon go to a Senate vote as part of a three-bill minibus appropriations package that passed the House last week, as reported by the Office of the Senator.
The "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act" would allow people with disabilities to continue buying into Medicaid after age 65. Currently, they lose this option and may have to stop working to keep health coverage. The bill is supported by the Bipartisan Policy Center and disability advocacy groups, as stated by the Office of the Senator.
