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Advocates urge codifying Medicaid buy‑in after CMS approval; Senate committee defers HB 16‑68
Summary
Advocates and beneficiaries told the committee HB 16‑68 should codify recent Medicaid buy‑in changes — CMS approved a state plan amendment noted in testimony — but the committee deferred the bill, citing the recent federal action and budget implications if federal support changed.
Advocates and people with disabilities urged the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 20 to codify a Medicaid buy‑in and remove income and asset limits, telling lawmakers the changes allow people to work without losing essential services.
"We would like it codified in law," Jay Silver of the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities said, explaining a codified statutory requirement would protect program changes in future administrations. Testifiers said the program strengthens employment…
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