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Lawmakers debate Medicaid Direct Certification pilot for free and reduced-price school meals; vote deferred
Summary
Committee members discussed an amendment to create a two-year, revenue-neutral Medicaid Direct Certification pilot to automatically certify eligible Medicaid recipients for free/reduced school meals with parental consent; the committee postponed a final vote to allow more review and public comment.
Representative Kelly introduced an amendment proposing a two-year Medicaid Direct Certification (MDC) pilot that would allow data-matching between Medicaid enrollment and Department of Education records to certify children for free and reduced-price school meals, with explicit consent language and a two-year hold on differential-aid calculations to…
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