Bill > SB117

This bill establishes the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals in Texas. Key provisions include: - The program must seek a federal waiver to implement the program and use enhanced federal funding from the Affordable Care Act. - The program will offer two plan options - a basic plan and a plus plan - that cover essential health benefits and additional services. - Eligibility is limited to Texas residents aged 19-64 who are not eligible for Medicaid. - Participants with incomes above 100% of the federal poverty level will be automatically enrolled in the plus plan, while those below can choose the basic or plus plan. - The program will use personal wellness and responsibility (POWER) accounts funded by participant contributions based on income, with incentives for healthy behaviors. - The bill also creates a health care financial assistance program to help participants transition to private coverage after being disenrolled from the Live Well Texas program.