Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026

H.R. 8095 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act - This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances). Legislative pathway on addressing lack of liability insurance for children's mental health providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Joined a letter jointly led by the Long-term Services and Supports Task Force (LTSS TF) of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) to Congress, opposing the inclusion of any further cuts to Medicaid or restrictions to state capacity to raise revenue in the Budget Reconciliation Process or any other bills, as this would inevitably lead to cuts in HCBS; - Joined a letter spearheaded by the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) to the House of Representatives to express opposition to the Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026 (H.R. 8095) that would encourage treating foster youth in large congregate care mental health institutions rather than the community-based family-like settings that are more effective; - Organizational endorsement of the LIFT the BAR act that would restores access to basic needs programs like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, and other federal benefit programs for immigrants authorized to be in the United States; - Joined a letter led by the Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) that supports S. 4384/H.R. 8375, the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act (MAIA), a bipartisan bill that addresses unjustified prior authorization and other medical necessity-related restrictions that MA plans place on coverage of healthcare services for Medicare enrollees;

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8095 - Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act - This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances). Legislative pathway on addressing lack of liability insurance for children's mental health providers.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE