“Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by striking "in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance"”
The section strikes the words setting a three month lookback in section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act and inserts words giving one month for a person described in section 1902(a)(34)(A) and two months for a person described in section 1902(a)(34)(B).
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“Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by striking "in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for assistance"”
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Old wording is taken out of a health law. It set a three month reach back.
What this is about
New wording puts one month for one group. It puts two months for the other. That matches the rule above.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 71112, 139 Stat. 298 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“The definition of medical assistance is matched to the new periods,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 71112, Sec. 71112. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec71112-definition/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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