Bill > SB290

This bill seeks to make several changes to the New Hampshire Granite Advantage health care program, including: - Removing the requirement that the program be funded exclusively from non-general fund sources. - Expanding the types of work and community engagement activities that can count towards the 100-hour monthly requirement for newly eligible unemployed adults, including self-employment and certain educational activities. - Modifying the rules around suspending, rather than terminating, Medicaid eligibility for failure to comply with the work requirement, and establishing an "opportunity to cure" process. - Expanding the list of exemptions from the work requirement, including for beneficiaries who are homeless, caregivers of grandchildren, or full-time students. - Requiring the immediate elimination of the work requirement if certain thresholds related to beneficiary disenrollment or provider uncompensated care are reached. - Allowing the use of general funds for the Granite Workforce pilot program, which provides subsidies and assistance to help Granite Advantage beneficiaries obtain employment. - Reducing the threshold for terminating the Granite Workforce program from $40 million to $5 million in TANF reserve funds. Overall, the bill aims to protect the Granite Advantage program and make it more accessible and manageable for beneficiaries.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services