Marijuana Impact on Medicaid Act of 2026

Ted Budd

Republican · NC · Senator

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• Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2026-04-20

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-04-20

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The proposal would allow states to use federal Medicaid funds to cover marijuana-related medical treatments and services for eligible patients, removing current federal restrictions that prevent this spending. This would affect low-income individuals enrolled in Medicaid programs across states that have legalized medical marijuana, potentially expanding their access to cannabis-based treatments while giving states more flexibility in how they spend healthcare dollars.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4345 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4345 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data and report to Congress on the cost to the Medicaid program from hospital and emergency room visits related to marijuana use. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data and report to Congress on the cost to the Medicaid program from hospital and emergency room visits related to marijuana use. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Marijuana Impact on Medicaid Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON COST TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FROM HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS RELATED TO MARIJUANA USE. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall collect data relating to the amount of Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) that are attributable to costs incurred for providing medical assistance for inpatient hospital services, outpatient hospital services, and for services received at a hospital emergency room (without regard to whether such services are emergency services (as defined by the Secretary)) related to marijuana use (as defined by the Secretary). (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the findings from the data collection pursuant to subsection (a), together with any recommendations for legislation or administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate. <all>

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