SENATE DOCKET, NO. 42        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 646

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel A. Wolf

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

 

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

 

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

 

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

 

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

 

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

 

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

 

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Anthony W. Petruccelli

First Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Mayor Martin J. Walsh

1 City Hall Plaza Boston, MA

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

7/7/2015

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

7/7/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 42        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 646

By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 646) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, Benjamin Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after section 25 the following section:

Section  25A

The division shall disregard income in an amount equivalent to one hundred sixty-five percent (165%) of the federal poverty level, as adjusted annually, in determining eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary and Qualified Individual programs, described in 42 U.S.C. §1396(a)(10)(E) and also known as the Medicare Savings or Medicare Buy-In Programs;

The division shall not apply an asset test in determining eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary and Qualified Individual programs, described in 42 U.S.C. §1396(a)(10)(E) and also known as the Medicare Savings or Medicare Buy-In Programs;

The division shall amend its state plan and promulgate regulations to implement said income disregards and asset test elimination.