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Senate advances Medicaid waiver bill to third‑reading table after debate on costs and eligibility
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 190, which would expand a Medicaid waiver to let eligible seniors stay at home with services instead of entering nursing homes. The Senate voted to place the bill on the third‑reading table after discussing a $430,000 fiscal note, eligibility rules, and whether the waiver already existed.
House Bill 190 (Medicaid choice certificate) was the subject of extended floor debate concerning eligibility, waiver status and fiscal impact. The sponsor described the bill as a way to obtain or use a Medicaid waiver to provide home‑and‑community‑based support services for people 65 and older who meet nursing‑home admission criteria but prefer to remain at home; services listed included personal care, homemaking, nonmedical…
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