Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1199 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to Medicaid eligibility for young 2
16	16	adults; providing legislative findings; requiring the 3
17	17	Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation 4
18	18	with the Commission on Mental Health and Substance 5
19	19	Abuse, to conduct a study for a specified purpose; 6
20	20	providing requirements for the study; providing duties 7
21	21	for the agency based on the findings in the study; 8
22	22	requiring the agency to submit a report of the 9
23	23	findings and its recommendations to the Governor and 10
24	24	the Legislature by a specified date; providing an 11
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. (1) The Legislature recognizes that there 16
30	30	exists a health insurance coverage gap for certain young adults 17
31	31	18 to 26 years of age who are unable to receive coverage for 18
32	32	behavioral health services and primary and preventative care 19
33	33	through a parent and are also unable to personally obtain health 20
34	34	insurance through an employer or through Medicaid due to the 21
35	35	program's income eligibility criteria. The Legislature also 22
36	36	finds that young adults would benefit from increased access to 23
37	37	behavioral health services as well as primary and preventative 24
38	38	care, promoting better long -term physical and mental health 25
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52	52	(2) The Agency for Health Care Administration, in 27
53	53	consultation with the Commission on Mental Health and Substance 28
54	54	Abuse created under s. 394.9086, Florida Statutes, shall conduct 29
55	55	a study to assess the potential imp acts of adjusting the 30
56	56	Medicaid income eligibility criteria to include coverage for 31
57	57	young adults 18 to 26 years of age who are affected by the 32
58	58	health insurance coverage gap because they are unable to receive 33
59	59	coverage through a parent and are also unable to personally 34
60	60	obtain health insurance coverage through an employer or through 35
61	61	Medicaid due to the program's income eligibility criteria. In 36
62	62	its study, the agency shall, at a minimum, do all of the 37
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64	64	(a) Identify the estimated number of young adults who are 39
65	65	affected by the health insurance coverage gap on average each 40
66	66	year. The agency shall use any relevant data available from the 41
67	67	preceding 5 years and shall conduct additional assessment 42
68	68	surveys, as needed, to make a reasonable determination under 43
69	69	this paragraph. 44
70	70	(b) Estimate the additional costs to the Medicaid program 45
71	71	as a result of expanding coverage for behavioral health services 46
72	72	and primary and preventative care to include such young adults, 47
73	73	identifying any factors that may offset such costs. 48
74	74	(c) To the extent possible, determine the behavioral 49
75	75	health needs of such young adults which go unaddressed each year 50
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88	88	as a result of not having health insurance coverage. 51
89	89	(d) To the extent possible, identify any correlation 52
90	90	between unaddressed behaviora l and physical health needs of 53
91	91	young adults affected by the health insurance coverage gap and 54
92	92	their use of urgent care and emergency room services when 55
93	93	compared to peers who have health insurance coverage. 56
94	94	(3) Based on the findings in the study, the agen cy shall: 57
95	95	(a) Assess data to ascertain the behavioral and physical 58
96	96	health needs of young adults 18 to 26 years of age affected by 59
97	97	the health insurance coverage gap. 60
98	98	(b) Identify evidence -based interventions to address the 61
99	99	specific needs of such young a dults and increase access to 62
100	100	behavioral health care and primary and preventative care, 63
101	101	including, but not limited to, any pilot programs that may be 64
102	102	implemented in this state. 65
103	103	(c) Develop a strategic, data -driven approach to 66
104	104	addressing behavioral health care access and costs for targeted 67
105	105	at-risk populations that will benefit from early intervention. 68
106	106	(d) Make recommendations on whether the Medicaid program 69
107	107	can sustain an increase of income eligibility criteria for young 70
108	108	adults 18 to 26 years of age affec ted by the health insurance 71
109	109	coverage gap, and, if so, to what extent the income eligibility 72
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111	111	(e) Identify any legislative barriers to implementing the 74
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126	126	recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 77
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129	129	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 80