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Committee upholds CHIP eligibility limit under federal rules; no fiscal impact reported
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee voted unanimously to approve House Bill 1070, which aligns state Children's Health Insurance Program eligibility with a federal regulatory limit and noted there is no immediate fiscal impact under current projections.
The Senate Human Services Committee voted 6-0 to give House Bill 1070 a due-pass recommendation after hearing department testimony explaining a federal limit on income eligibility for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Krista Fremming, assistant director of medical services at the Department of Health and Human Services, said the department initially sought to raise CHIP income eligibility to 210 percent of the federal poverty level during the 2023 session. Following further guidance from the…
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