Bill > HB4406

This bill relates to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program, to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The key provisions of this bill are: 1. It requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to provide Medicaid coverage to all eligible individuals for whom federal matching funds are available under the ACA. 2. It requires the Commission to adopt rules for the provision of Medicaid assistance under this expanded eligibility. 3. It requires the Commission to annually report on the effects of this expanded Medicaid eligibility, including on the number of uninsured individuals, state and local healthcare costs, and uncompensated care costs for hospitals. 4. The bill applies to initial determinations or recertifications of Medicaid eligibility made on or after the date the expanded eligibility is implemented, regardless of the date the person applied. 5. The bill requires the Commission to take necessary actions to implement the expanded Medicaid eligibility as soon as possible after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2021.