MA H2220

Bill

MA H2220

Relative to MassHealth benefits for single individuals

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to MassHealth benefits for certain single individuals. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws to allow single individuals, widows, or widowers to have up to $100,000 in monetary assets and still be eligible for MassHealth (the Massachusetts Medicaid program) assistance. The bill also allows single individuals, widows, or widowers who own a home to be eligible for MassHealth assistance under this section, regardless of their monetary assets.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Harold Naughton (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4528 (on 05/24/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2220

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2220
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2220.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1436	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1461	Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2399	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2533	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3709	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3724	Relative to the other post employment benefits trust fund of the town of Wellesley	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4006	Similar To
H3790	Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4528	The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4915	Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928	Similar To
H4933	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H5028	Relative to certain retirement benefits for Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H606	Relative to MassHealth coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H623	Relative to physician assistants	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1472	Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1473	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S648	Regarding MassHealth applications	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S998	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1436

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1461

Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H2399

Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H2533

Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3709

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3724

Relative to the other post employment benefits trust fund of the town of Wellesley

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4006

Similar To

H3790

Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4528

The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth.

No further action taken

Replaced by

H4915

Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928

Similar To

H4933

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4977

Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H5028

Relative to certain retirement benefits for Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H606

Relative to MassHealth coverage

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H623

Relative to physician assistants

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

S1472

Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1473

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S648

Regarding MassHealth applications

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S998

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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