Expand access to substance use disorder treatment under Medicaid through the CARE Act.

Bill Foster · Illinois · Democratic

policy impact 4.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 99%

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

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Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced H.R. 7156, the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act – a bipartisan bill that would expand access to treatment for people struggling with substance use disorder.

Foster introduced the Medicaid CARE Act to broaden Medicaid treatment access for substance use disorder.

Opioid Crisis | Congressman Bill Foster
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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GovInfo records H.R.2687 as Bill Foster's introduced House bill to let states cover inpatient SUD treatment for ages 22-64 under Medicaid.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Foster took concrete legislative action on the Medicaid CARE Act, but this standalone Foster bill was only introduced and referred to committee, not enacted as H.R.2687.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 2687 (IH) - Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Congress.gov shows H.R.6 became Public Law 115-271 and included an IMD CARE Act Medicaid option for eligible SUD patients in institutions for mental diseases.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A narrower related Medicaid expansion became law in the SUPPORT Act: states could elect Medicaid coverage for certain adults with SUD in IMDs, with limits such as 30 days per 12-month period. This partially delivers the CARE Act objective, though not the full Foster bill as introduced.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 115th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Foster introduced the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act/CARE Act to allow state Medicaid coverage for inpatient substance use disorder treatment for adults in IMDs, but his standalone bill did not become law. During the same congressional term, the SUPPORT Act became Public Law 115-271 and included a narrower IMD CARE Act Medicaid option for eligible SUD patients, expanding access but with limits such as time caps and state election. This substantially overlaps with the promise but does not fully enact Foster's bill as introduced, so partial delivery is appropriate with credit for legislative effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%