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Council chair outlines pending bill to align 'disabled adult child' Medicaid eligibility
Summary
The council chair reviewed a pending amendment before the House and Senate Joint Committee that would change how SSDI increases affect Husky C Medicaid eligibility for disabled adult children in Connecticut, said the tally sheet shows committee support and urged members to contact their legislators.
During the chair’s report, the council heard an explanation of a pending legislative amendment that would change how Connecticut treats disabled adult children (DAC) for Medicaid eligibility.
The chair explained that Connecticut is treated as a "209(b)" state for certain Medicaid rules and that the proposed amendment would close a gap whereby a DAC who moves from SSI to SSDI can lose Husky C Medicaid because the SSDI increase (the "parent bump") can push household income above Husky C limits. The amendment would align treatment so that eligible disabled adult children are not disadvantaged solely because of the way federal benefits are counted.
The chair said a tally sheet circulated in committee shows many members indicating support for the amendment and encouraged council members to contact their state representative and senator if they want to support the bill. The chair noted implementation details (regulations and effective date) would follow if the bill passes and said the effective date is not certain but may be July 1.
The chair described the policy rationale: to avoid unintentionally removing Medicaid coverage from people who gain SSDI based on a parent's record and to better match treatment across states that handle the SSDI bump differently. No formal vote on the legislation occurred at the meeting; members discussed outreach and next steps.
