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1 Short Title. This act shall be known as "The Help for Low Income Seniors Act".
2 New Section; Financial Eligibility for Medicare Savings Program. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 4-f the following new section:
167:4-g Medicare Savings Program. The department shall administer the Medicare savings program as described in 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(E) in accordance with federal law and this section.
I. Financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program shall include:
(a) A resource disregard, thereby eliminating the resource test; and
(b) Income disregards so that a person with income that is no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty level is qualified as a qualified Medicare beneficiary and a person with income that is more than 185 percent and no more than 250 percent of the federal poverty level is qualified as a qualified individual.
II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the Medicare savings program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
III. On or before November 1, 2025, the department of health and human services shall prepare and submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any amendments to the state Medicaid plan necessary for implementation of the Medicare savings program, including eliminating the financial eligibility resource test and increasing the financial eligibility income limits as provided in paragraph I.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Short Title. This act shall be known as "The Help for Low Income Seniors Act".
2 New Section; Financial Eligibility for Medicare Savings Program. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 4-f the following new section:
167:4-g Medicare Savings Program. The department shall administer the Medicare savings program as described in 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(E) in accordance with federal law and this section.
I. Financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program shall include:
(a) A resource disregard, thereby eliminating the resource test; and
(b) Income disregards so that a person with income that is no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty level is qualified as a qualified Medicare beneficiary and a person with income that is more than 185 percent and no more than 250 percent of the federal poverty level is qualified as a qualified individual.
II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the Medicare savings program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
III. On or before November 1, 2025, the department of health and human services shall prepare and submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services any amendments to the state Medicaid plan necessary for implementation of the Medicare savings program, including eliminating the financial eligibility resource test and increasing the financial eligibility income limits as provided in paragraph I.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.