SPONSOR: Mansur
Subject to the approval of a State plan amendment or waiver by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, under this bill every child under the age of six enrolled in MO HealthNet coverage will remain eligible and be continuously enrolled in coverage until reaching age six, and without regard to changes in income or assets of the child's household. The child's parent or guardian will not be required to undergo any recertification or review of eligibility, unless the child moved out of state or the parent or guardian opted out of the coverage at any point after the child's initial enrollment in the coverage.
This bill is similar to HB 1060 (2023).
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