Bill > H7998

This bill provides children from birth through age five (5) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care, a Medicaid program in Rhode Island, so that they do not risk losing coverage at the yearly redetermination solely due to administrative barriers. The bill aims to ensure these children receive timely and necessary preventive, routine, and emergency health care services, as well as promote health equity by limiting gaps in coverage for low-income children who face disproportionate health disparities. The bill requires the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to seek any necessary amendments to the Rhode Island Medicaid Section 1115 waiver to implement this continuous eligibility provision, and the bill would take effect upon passage.