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AL HB374
Bill
Status
4/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Mary Moore
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AI Summary
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Expands Alabama's Medicaid program to provide assistance to all persons eligible for coverage with available federal matching funds under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Designates the Alabama Medicaid Agency as the lead agency responsible for implementing the Medicaid expansion program and directs all state agencies to provide assistance upon request.
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Requires the Legislature to annually appropriate adequate funding to the Alabama Medicaid Agency for implementing and operating the expanded Medicaid program.
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Establishes legislative findings that approximately 397,000 uninsured Alabamians would become eligible for low-cost health insurance, with an estimated $400 million annual state savings and $1.89 billion in positive annual economic impact according to 2022 research.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to Medicaid; to expand the program to provide assistance to certain state residents; to direct the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement the expansion; to direct other state agencies and entities to provide certain assistance; and to provide for appropriations for adequate funding.
Medicaid program, expanded to all person for whom matching federal funds are available
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House Ways and Means General Fund
4/25/2023