# Plain Language Summary: Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Act of 2025

This bill would block a federal rule that made it easier for people to apply for Medicaid and CHIP (the children's health insurance program). The rule that would be blocked was designed to streamline the application process—basically making it simpler and faster for people to sign up for health coverage. By stopping this rule, the bill would keep the application process more complicated and potentially slower than it would otherwise be.

The bill also adds new requirements for who can get Medicaid. Most significantly, it would require states to verify that someone is a U.S. citizen or has legal immigration status before enrolling them in Medicaid. Currently, some people can start receiving benefits while their citizenship or immigration status is being verified. Under this bill, that wouldn't be allowed—people would have to wait until verification is complete. Additionally, for people whose Medicaid eligibility is based on their income, the bill would require states to check their income at least every three months instead of less frequently, which could result in more people losing coverage if their income changes.

The bill also restricts Medicaid coverage for certain groups of immigrants, including people granted temporary protected status (TPS), DACA recipients (people brought to the U.S. as children), people granted asylum, and people on parole. These individuals would no longer be eligible for Medicaid coverage under this bill, even if they currently qualify. This could affect hundreds of thousands of people who currently receive health coverage through Medicaid.

Overall, this bill would make it harder for people to get Medicaid, keep them waiting longer to receive benefits, and eliminate coverage for specific immigrant populations. It would likely result in fewer people having health insurance coverage.