Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 1:08:23 GMT -6
CONCORD — Reauthorizing Medicaid expansion for two more years received a boost Tuesday when the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted 17-1 in favor of the bill.
The committee did make changes to House Bill 1696, such as increasing exemptions to the work requirement, but left the core of the bill unchanged.
The bill would extend the New Hampshire Health Protection Program for two years until Dec. 31, 2018, with insurance companies and hospitals kicking in $37 million of the state’s $51 million contribution once the federal government stops paying 100 percent on Jan. 1, 2017.
“The plan we’ve developed will continue to serve the 47,000 New Hampshire citizens receiving benefits, with protections in place restricting the use of general funds and preventing new or increased taxes to fund reauthorization,” said Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, who sponsored the bill.
See more at: www.unionleader.com/House-group-votes-in-favor-of-Medicaid-expansion#sthash.tqrppkll.dpuf
The committee did make changes to House Bill 1696, such as increasing exemptions to the work requirement, but left the core of the bill unchanged.
The bill would extend the New Hampshire Health Protection Program for two years until Dec. 31, 2018, with insurance companies and hospitals kicking in $37 million of the state’s $51 million contribution once the federal government stops paying 100 percent on Jan. 1, 2017.
“The plan we’ve developed will continue to serve the 47,000 New Hampshire citizens receiving benefits, with protections in place restricting the use of general funds and preventing new or increased taxes to fund reauthorization,” said Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, who sponsored the bill.
See more at: www.unionleader.com/House-group-votes-in-favor-of-Medicaid-expansion#sthash.tqrppkll.dpuf