Under the 2010 federal health law, individuals who were in a state's foster care system when they turned 18 qualify for Medicaid until the month of their 26th birthday -- but only if they still live in the state where they were in foster care. To avoid punishing people for pursuing out-of-state employment or education opportunities after 18, 11 states have taken the additional step of extending Medicaid to former foster care youth who lived in another state at the time they were in the child welfare system. Several advocacy organizations, such as such as the Center for Law and Social Policy and First Focus, say the federal foster care provision alone may be too narrow and recommend that states include former foster care youths from other states.
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One of the most publicized and popular change under the Affordable Care Act allows young people to stay under their parents' health-care plans until they turn 26. Thanks to a lesser-known provision in the same law, a handful of states are working hard to make sure foster kids know they are eligible for the same benefit.