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CT SB00978

CT SB00978
An Act Concerning Expansion Of The Covered Connecticut Program.


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Introduced
02/08/2023
In Committee
05/04/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/07/2023

Introduced Session

2023 General Assembly

Bill Summary

To require the Commissioner of Social Services to (1) amend a federal Medicaid waiver program to expand health care coverage to persons whose earnings do not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, and (2) develop a second tier of such program to cover persons whose earnings are between two hundred per cent and three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Commissioner of Social Services to amend a federal Medicaid waiver program, known as the Covered Connecticut program, to expand health care coverage to individuals whose earnings do not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. Additionally, the bill directs the Commissioner to develop a second tier of the program to cover individuals whose earnings are between 200% and 300% of the federal poverty level.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Other Sponsors (1)

Human Services Committee (Joint)

Last Action

File Number 698 (on 05/04/2023)

Bill Topics

Health
  • ‐ Health Insurance Reform
Social Welfare
  • ‐ Poverty and Assistance for Low-Income Families

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