Bill > HB2926

This bill proposes significant changes to Arizona's Medicaid (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) eligibility requirements, primarily focusing on adding new conditions for maintaining health coverage for individuals with incomes between 100% and 133% of the federal poverty guidelines. The bill introduces a comprehensive set of work and administrative requirements, including a mandatory 20-hour per week work, volunteer, or work program participation for able-bodied adults, with specific exemptions for certain groups like pregnant women, caregivers of young children, and those with medical conditions. Additionally, the bill mandates that the state administration must maintain a Medicaid improper payment rate of 5% or less, implement biannual eligibility redeterminations, limit hospital presumptive eligibility, and establish a 60-month lifetime benefit limit for able-bodied adults. The bill also modifies the federal medical assistance percentage threshold from 80% to 90% and requires the administration to submit necessary waivers to federal authorities to implement these changes. If the conditions are not met within specified timeframes, the administration must terminate eligibility for the affected population, with a potential end date of January 1, 2027. The bill aims to create more stringent eligibility requirements and administrative oversight for Medicaid coverage in Arizona.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83405