HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 342
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Denise C. Garlick
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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 Medicaid eligibility for seniors.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/18/2017 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex |
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Thomas P. Walsh | 12th Essex |
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Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex |
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Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 1/30/2017 |
Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex |
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José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden |
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Bud Williams | 11th Hampden |
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Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
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Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden |
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Daniel Cullinane | 12th Suffolk |
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John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk |
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Carlos González | 10th Hampden |
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Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester |
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Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk |
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Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex |
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Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex |
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Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 2/2/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
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Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Evandro C. Carvalho | 5th Suffolk |
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Gerard Cassidy | 9th Plymouth |
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Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex |
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Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex |
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Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol |
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Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
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Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
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Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester |
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Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden |
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
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Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol |
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Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol |
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Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk |
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Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth |
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Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
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David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth |
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Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
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Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire |
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Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
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Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex |
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Christopher M. Markey | 9th Bristol |
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Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk |
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Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk |
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Michael J. Finn | 6th Hampden |
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Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol |
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Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk |
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Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk |
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Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk |
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Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 342
By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 342) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to Medicaid eligibility for senior citizens. Elder Affairs. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act regarding Medicaid eligibility for seniors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 25 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following:
(6) resources in an amount determined annually in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §1395w-114(a)(3), the criteria used for a Medicare Part D low-income subsidy for individuals with income up to 135 percent of the federal poverty level.
The division shall file for any necessary waiver, amend its state plan to the extent required by law and promulgate regulations to implement said resource exemption.