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Advocates urge Connecticut to raise Husky C asset limit, simplify MedConnect access and clarify ABLE rules
Summary
Council on Developmental Services members told the Human Services Committee that Connecticut’s Husky C Medicaid asset limit ($1,600 individual, $2,400 couple as stated in testimony) is the lowest in the nation and urged tying it to the federal SSI level, improving MedConnect enrollment (add a line to the WE‑1 form) and clarifying ABLE-account successor and estate rules enacted under Public Act 23‑137.
Christine Haynsworth Strauss, chair of the State Council on Developmental Services, told the Human Services Committee that the council seeks small, low-cost changes to reduce paperwork and help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities work without losing supports.
"In consultation with the commissioner of developmental services, the council recommends legislation that would enhance and improve the quality of the programs and services provided by the department," Strauss said in opening testimony.
The most immediate policy change urged by witnesses was raising Connecticut’s Husky C Medicaid asset limit. Michael Beloff, a certified financial planner and chartered special needs consultant, said…
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