H 1403

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2862  FILED ON: 1/16/2025
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1403
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  David M. Rogers
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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 ensure equitable health coverage for children.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
David M. Rogers  24th Middlesex  1/16/2025
Mike Connolly  26th Middlesex  3/17/2025
Marjorie C. Decker  25th Middlesex  6/26/2025
Sal N. DiDomenico  Middlesex and Suffolk  1/29/2025
Tricia Farley-Bouvier  2nd Berkshire  3/28/2025
Christopher Hendricks  11th Bristol  5/14/2025
Vanna Howard  17th Middlesex  7/15/2025
Hadley Luddy  4th Barnstable  5/29/2025
Samantha Montaño  15th Suffolk  3/17/2025
John Francis Moran  9th Suffolk  5/8/2025
Sean Reid  11th Essex  3/21/2025
Priscila S. Sousa  6th Middlesex  3/19/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2862  FILED ON: 1/16/2025
     HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1403
    By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1403) of
    David M. Rogers and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to ensure equitable health coverage for
    children. Health Care Financing.
  [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
  SEE HOUSE, NO. 1237 OF 2023-2024.]
  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 ensure equitable health coverage for children.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2   amended by adding after Section 16D the following sections:-
3  Section 16E. (1) Notwithstanding any other law, there is hereby established a program of
4   comprehensive health coverage for children and young adults under the age of 21 who are
5   residents of the Commonwealth, as defined under section 8 of this chapter, who are not
6   otherwise eligible for comprehensive benefits under Title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act
7   or under the demonstration pursuant to Section 9A of this chapter solely due to their immigration
8   status. Children and young adults shall be eligible to receive comprehensive MassHealth benefits
9   equivalent to the benefits available to individuals of like age and income under categorical and
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10   financial eligibility requirements established by the executive office pursuant to said Title XIX
11   and Title XXI.
12  (2) The executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal financial
13   participation for the benefits provided under this section, however benefits under this section
14   shall not be conditioned on the availability of federal financial participation.
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