HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1248
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino and Marjorie C. Decker
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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: | Date Added: |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/17/2023 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/19/2023 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/27/2023 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 2/2/2023 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | First Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/10/2023 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 2/21/2023 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 2/21/2023 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/21/2023 |
John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire | 2/21/2023 |
Brandy Fluker Oakley | 12th Suffolk | 3/10/2023 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 3/20/2023 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex | 3/29/2023 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 4/4/2023 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 4/5/2023 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 4/12/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1990 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1248
By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1248) of Steven Ultrino, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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:
SECTION 1. Section 25A of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by replacing Section 25A with 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 in the year in which the state plan amendment is approved;
The division shall not apply an asset test in determining eligibility for said Medicare Savings Programs;
The division shall implement a waiting list in any year in which the number of qualified applicants for the Qualified Individual Program exceeds the annual block grant amount for said program;
The division shall submit a state plan amendment to implement this section no later than 30 days after the effective date of this section and subsequently promulgate all regulations necessary to implement said income and asset disregards.