HB447 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mary MooreRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Medicaid, extend postpartum coverage for eligible pregnant women to one year after birth

Summary

HB447 would expand Alabama’s Medicaid program to cover more residents using federal matching funds from the ACA and require state agencies to implement and fund the expansion.

What This Bill Does

The bill directs the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement a Medicaid expansion so that all individuals who are eligible and for whom ACA federal matching funds are available can receive assistance. It requires other state agencies to help as needed in implementing the expansion. The Legislature would annually appropriate money to support the expansion. The act would take effect immediately after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Low-income Alabama residents who become eligible for Medicaid under the expansion and apply for coverage (subject to ACA funding).
• The Alabama Medicaid Agency, which would lead the implementation and coordinate with other agencies to deploy the expansion.
• Other state agencies and entities that would be asked to provide assistance in implementing and operating the expansion.

Key Provisions

• Medicaid expansion to all eligible individuals for whom federal matching funds are available under the ACA.
• The Alabama Medicaid Agency shall lead the implementation and seek assistance from other state or federal agencies; all state agencies shall provide requested help.
• The Legislature must annually appropriate sufficient funding to the Alabama Medicaid Agency to implement and operate the expansion.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor (or as otherwise law).

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Subjects

Medicaid