OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
HB-6687
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN
AND ADULTS WITHOUT HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.
Primary Analyst: ES 6/7/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Social Services, Dept. GF - Cost 1,950,000 11,900,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
Sections 1 and 3 result in a state cost of approximately $700,000 in
FY 22 and $4.1 million in FY 23 to support the cost of providing
medical assistance for children ages eight and under with household
incomes up to 323% of the federal poverty level (FPL), regardless of
immigration status. This assumes coverage of approximately 1,900
children at an average annual cost of $2,200 per person.
Section 2 results in a state cost of approximately $750,000 in FY 22
and $5 million in FY 23 associated with providing twelve months of
postpartum services to women with incomes up to 263% FPL,
regardless of immigration status. This assumes coverage of
approximately 1,400 women at an average annual cost of $3,600 per
person.
Section 4 results in a state cost of approximately $500,000 in FY 22
and $2.8 million in FY 23 associated with providing coverage for
prenatal services to women with incomes up to 263% FPL, regardless 2021HB-06687-R00-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
of immigration status. This assumes coverage of approximately 1,400
women at an average annual cost of $2,000 per person and reflects 65%
federal reimbursement available under HUSKY B through the unborn
child option.
Section 5, which requires the Department of Social Services, in
consultation with the Office of Health Strategy and the Connecticut
Health Insurance Exchange to develop four-year plans to phase in
medical assistance for certain groups, has no fiscal impact as the
agencies have the expertise necessary to do so.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the
General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety
of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.
Sources: Department of Social Services Caseload Information
Migration Policy Institute (unauthorized immigrant population data for CT)