HB 2427 Summary

• Establishes a medical services purchase program within Arizona's health care cost containment system beginning October 1, 2021, allowing eligible persons to purchase medical benefits coverage for a monthly premium.

• Eligibility requires either being uninsured for at least 6 months before applying or losing prior coverage due to exceeding income limits or length-of-eligibility limits.

• Participants cannot use premium tax credits to purchase coverage and must pay required copayments and enroll in a managed care plan.

• Director must establish premiums, fees, cost-sharing requirements, enrollment procedures, and disenrollment policies for nonpayment; administration cannot use state monies to operate the program.

• Program terminates July 1, 2030, subject to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authorization and potential risk-pooling with the state's existing Medicaid program.