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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1498 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1214 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John J. Lawn, Jr. and Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote continuity of health coverage for children. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John J. Lawn, Jr.10th Middlesex1/18/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk1/24/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/24/2023Smitty Pignatelli3rd Berkshire1/31/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol1/31/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/2/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/7/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1498 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1214 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Lawn of Watertown and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied |
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| 19 | 19 | | by bill, House, No. 1214) of John J. Lawn, Jr., Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation to |
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| 20 | 20 | | promote continuity of health coverage for children eligible for MassHealth. Health Care |
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| 21 | 21 | | Financing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act to promote continuity of health coverage for children. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, residents of the commonwealth under |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2age 19 who are eligible for MassHealth shall qualify for at least 12 months of continuous |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3eligibility as required by Sections 1902(e)(12) and 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4amended by Section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117–328. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5 (b) The executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal financial |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6participation for the coverage and benefits under this section; provided, however, that coverage |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7and benefits provided under this section shall not be contingent upon the availability of federal |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8financial participation. |
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