Amendment #41 to H4000

Closing the SNAP Gap

Mr. Livingstone of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, item 4000-0300, by inserting the following -

";provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021 the executive office shall implement changes to allow low-income applicants and recipients of MassHealth and the Medicare Savings Program to initiate an application for federally-funded supplemental nutrition assistance benefits at the same time as their application or renewal for MassHealth or the Medicare Savings Program; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that relevant eligibility information and verifications provided by the applicant or recipient are transferred from MassHealth to the department of transitional assistance to determine eligibility; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2021, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means outlining the additional costs and federal reimbursement opportunities involved in a common application portal for all MassHealth and Medicare Savings Program applicants and recipients whose gross income is not greater than 200 per cent of the federal poverty level;"

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #41 to H4000

Closing the SNAP Gap