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DSS: 10,373 affected by HUSKY A income cut; restoring coverage to 160% FPL would cost $55.8M annually
Summary
DSS told the committee it is tracking 10,373 people affected by the change in the HUSKY A parent/caretaker income threshold and provided cost estimates for restoring eligibility or moving people into Covered Connecticut plans with and without enhanced federal subsidies.
Department of Social Services staff told the Appropriations subcommittee that they are tracking 10,373 individuals subject to the reduction in the HUSKY A parent/caretaker income eligibility threshold (from 160% of the federal poverty level to 138%). The department said the policy change took effect Nov. 1 of the prior year.
DSS provided two cost comparisons to the committee. The agency estimated the annual cost to restore the eligibility threshold to…
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