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Kansas committee hears bill to permanently update CHIP eligibility and remove outdated penalties
Summary
The House Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2,386, which would align Kansas law with current federal CHIP rules by updating the poverty-level reference and removing unenforceable premium lockout and waiting-period language.
The House Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2,386 on a bill to permanently correct eligibility language in Kansas's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Carly, the committee staff analyst, told the panel the bill "updates the eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program" by amending KSA 38-2001 and removing references to the 2008 federal poverty income guidelines, a waiting period for newly enrolled participants and a provision that would deem a child ineligible if a family failed to pay a premium. The bill…
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