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AK HB59

AK HB59
Medicaid Eligibility: Postpartum Mothers


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Introduced
02/03/2023
In Committee
03/08/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/16/2024

Introduced Session

33rd Legislature

Bill Summary

AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to Medicaid eligibility; expanding eligibility for postpartum mothers; conditioning the expansion of eligibility on approval by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and providing for an effective date."

AI Summary

This bill expands Medicaid eligibility for postpartum mothers in Alaska. It allows the state's Department of Health to seek federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage for pregnant women up to 12 months after childbirth, as authorized under federal law. The bill's provisions will only take effect if the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approves the state's plan amendments, and the commissioner of health must notify the state's revisor of statutes once the federal approval is received.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Rules (House)

Last Action

House Finance Hearing (13:30:00 4/20/2023 Adams 519) (on 04/20/2023)

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