Support passage of the MediKids Act to guarantee health care to all children in America from birth through age 26.

Andy Kim · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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He recently helped lead a new Senate initiative to improve long-term care and introduced his landmark MediKids Act to guarantee healthcare to all children in America from birth to age 26.

The release reiterates Kim's commitment through the MediKids Act to guarantee health care for children from birth to age 26.

ICYMI: Kim, Dingell Introduce Bill to Include Long-Term Care as Part of Medicare
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Evidence

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Mr. Kim introduced S. 5037, the MediKids Act; it was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Kim sponsored the MediKids Act in the 119th Congress. The latest listed action is referral to Senate Finance, so the bill has not been enacted as of the available record.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 5037 (IS) - MediKids Act - GovInfo
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Senator Kim says MediKids would automatically enroll every child at birth and provide continuous eligibility until age 26.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Kim's official Senate page actively promotes MediKids and describes the promised policy design: birth enrollment, coverage through age 26, and full federal cost coverage. This confirms continued support but not final passage.

partial same_term A for effort

MediKids - Senator Andy Kim
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Kim materially supported the promise by sponsoring S. 5037, the MediKids Act, in the 119th Congress, and the bill matches the promised policy of automatic health coverage from birth through age 26. However, the bill has only been introduced and referred to the Senate Finance Committee; there is no evidence that it passed Congress or became law. Because the promised outcome was passage, this is a serious same-term legislative effort but not delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%