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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3413 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1414
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Ultrino and Jason M. Lewis
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to update medicaid resource limits for seniors.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/17/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3413 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
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By Representative Ultrino of Malden and Senator Lewis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1414) of Steven Ultrino and Jason M. Lewis relative to Medicaid resource limits for
seniors. Health Care Financing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to update medicaid resource limits for seniors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 25 of chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
2subsection (1) in its entirety and replacing it with the following new subsection:-
3 (1) Monthly income in an amount not exceeding the level equivalent of 138% of the
4federal poverty level, as updated annually;
5 SECTION 2. Section 25 of chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by
6inserting after subsection (5) the following:
7 (6) the cash surrender value of any life insurance owned by the applicant or member or
8his or her spouse without regard to the face value of the policy or policies;
9 (7) resources in the amount of $10,000 per individual and $20,000 per couple.
10 (8) these amounts shall be adjusted annually for inflation based on the US Department of
11Labor’s Consumer Price Index or CPI for All Urban Consumers. 2 of 2
12 The division shall submit a state plan amendment to implement this section no later than
1330 days after the effective date of this section and subsequently promulgate all regulations
14necessary to implement said income and resource exemptions.