Amendments to House Bill No. 2

Committee Study Bill Copy

Requested by Representative Mary Caferro

For the House Appropriations Committee

Prepared by Joshua Poulette

March 13, 2023 (12:44pm)

1. Page B-2, line 3: .

Strike: "248,816,468 242,002,378"[General Fund FY24 FY25]

Insert: "250,438,733 245,206,467"[General Fund FY24 FY25]

 

Strike: "134,421,265 146,401,958"[State Special Fund FY24 FY25]

Insert: "137,248,439 152,256,645"[State Special Fund FY24 FY25]

 

Strike: "1,365,836,780 1,409,146,851"[Federal Special Fund FY24 FY25]

Insert: "1,361,387,341 1,400,088,075"[Federal Special Fund FY24 FY25]

2. Page B-2: .

Following: line 25

Insert: "The Legislature intends that the Department of Public Health and Human Services institute a policy of 12-month continuous eligibility for the Medicaid expansion population."

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Explanation - This amendment adds $4.8 million general fund and $8.7 million state special revenue funds over the 2025 biennium, while reducing federal funds by $13.5 million over the 2025 biennium in the Health Resources Division. This funding supports a policy of 12-month continuous eligibility for the Medicaid expansion population.