{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2024/9/issues/health-care/blackburn-casey-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-lift-restriction-on-care-for-people-with-disabilities", "Blackburn, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Lift Restriction on Care for People with Disabilities", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "www.blackburn.senate.gov", "blackburn", "https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/news/cc8c80c1-d564-4bbb-93a4-f1d772346ae0", "scraper", "NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Programs Act. The bipartisan bill would lift a restriction that prevents people with disabilities from buying-in to Medicaid after they turn 65.\n\n\u201cAmericans with disabilities should be able to continue working without losing coverage or care through Medicaid when they turn 65,\u201d said Senator Blackburn. \u201cThe Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Program Act would ensure adults with disabilities over the age of 65 can continue to work without sacrificing their Medicaid coverage and benefits.\u201d\n\n\u201cPeople with disabilities deserve to be given the resources and support they need to live and work independently no matter their age,\u201d said Chairman Casey. \u201cThe Medicaid buy-in program is a critical way for many people with disabilities to receive that support, and should not be restricted to those under 65. This new bipartisan bill will prevent people with disabilities from being forced into retirement just to maintain access to the support they need to live independently.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe Medicaid buy-in program allows people with disabilities to access daily long-term care services that most employer-sponsored insurance plans do not typically cover, but currently has an age limit of 65, forcing many people with disabilities to retire in order to maintain Medicaid coverage. Senators Casey and Blackburn\u2019s bill would remove that restriction, allowing people with disabilities to continue to work as long as they wish while receiving Medicaid to support their independence.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2024/9/issues/health-care/blackburn-casey-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-lift-restriction-on-care-for-people-with-disabilities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7922612130641937, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}