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Relating to multiyear continuous eligibility and enrollment for children under Medicaid and the children’s health insurance program
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would ask the federal government for permission to keep children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP for two years straight. This change would allow kids to keep their health coverage even if their family's income changes during that time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services to request a federal waiver to implement continuous eligibility and enrollment for children eligible for Medicaid or the children’s health insurance program (CHIP) to allow children to remain continuously eligible and enrolled in medical assistance or CHIP without regard to a change in household income for two years after the last day of the month in which the child was enrolled.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 31, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Lobbying
1 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →