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Committee approves SB 295 to expand eligibility crosschecks for SNAP and Medicaid

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 24, 2021
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Summary

Senate Bill 295, sponsored by Sen. Flippo and presented by an outside fellow, would require periodic crosschecks of state data (lottery, death, employment, out‑of‑state EBT) for SNAP and Medicaid eligibility, tighten reporting rules and establish a three‑strikes sanction for hospital presumptive eligibility.

Senate Bill 295 — presented by Sen. Flippo and explained in detail by visiting fellow Scott Centorino of the Opportunity Solutions Project — would expand program‑integrity procedures for the state's safety‑net programs.

Centorino described three principal reforms: routine data crosschecks for SNAP and Medicaid that include lottery winnings, death records, employment records and out‑of‑state EBT transactions; converting SNAP to…

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