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Chair reports pending bill to close Medicaid eligibility gap for disabled adult children in Connecticut
Summary
The RAC chair described a pending bill before the legislature intended to prevent disabled adult children from losing Husky C Medicaid coverage when their benefit status changes from SSI to SSDI; the chair encouraged members to contact their legislators.
At the Regional Advisory Council meeting, the chair reported a pending bill before the Connecticut General Assembly’s House and Senate Joint Committee that, according to the chair, would amend state eligibility rules so some disabled adult children do not lose Husky C Medicaid coverage when their Social Security benefit status changes.
The chair said DDS staff circulated a tally sheet showing committee members’ positions and urged council members to contact their state representative or senator if they wished to support the proposal. “If you…
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