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AL HB183
Bill
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mary Moore
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AI Summary
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Expands Alabama's Medicaid program to provide assistance to all eligible persons for whom federal matching funds are available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Directs the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement the expansion program as the lead state agency and requires all other state agencies and entities to provide assistance as requested.
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Requires the Legislature to annually appropriate adequate funding to the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement and operate the Medicaid expansion program.
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Identifies approximately 397,000 uninsured Alabamians who would become eligible for low-cost health insurance, with a majority being employed.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Medicaid, expand program to provide assistance to state residents, provide appropriations for adequate funding
Medicaid
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
2/1/2022