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12/19/2007--Introduced.<br/>MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program), which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements.<br/>Creates the MediKids Trust Fund. Expands the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 19.<br/>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income taxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses.<br/>Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.<br/>

1198040400 2007-12-19 Fri Nov 07 17:31:55 -0600 2008 introduced 48408 'act':8 '2008':20 'bill':2 'born':18 'care':13 'amend':4 'secur':7 'health':12 'social':6 'coverag':14 'children':17 'guarante':10 'comprehens':11 56010 false official introduced 48408 'act':4 '2007':6 'insur':3 'health':2 'medikid':1 56648 false short introduced 48408 1198040400 Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 -0600 2007 141547 R000361 1937-06-18 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Jay N00001685 9953 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 1.04411764705882 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ K000148 1943-12-11 218 Russell Senate Office Building http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-8525 John 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'kerri':3,7,9 M 300060 Kerry John_Kerry Forbes Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] N00000245 14011 Democrat 202-224-2742 Roman Catholic MA John Kerry 2.64 http://kerry.senate.gov/ L000304 1942-02-24 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] N00000616 12656 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.13253012048193 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ introduced 48408 1198040400 Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 -0600 2007 141547 action 48408 1198040400 Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 -0600 2007 141548 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16010-16011) action 48408 1198040400 Wed Dec 19 00:00:00 -0600 2007 141549 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.