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The Medicaid Eligibility Bill
Kansas bill tightens Medicaid eligibility for disabled adults
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
Bad for everyday people ·
The bill would make Kansas check Medicaid eligibility more often, cut retroactive sign‑ups, and end benefits faster, which could make it harder for people with disabilities to keep help.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
If passed, Kansas will need federal sign‑off before keeping Medicaid for some disabled adults, will review eligibility every three months, limit retroactive enrollment, and stop benefits quickly when a person dies or loses eligibility, which could push vulnerable Kansans into losing food and medical aid.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- KDHE must seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid for certain disabled individuals.
- State agencies must report on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility.
- Data‑matching agreements are required to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance.
- Quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance are required, with limited retroactive enrollment.
- Medical assistance ends immediately when a death is confirmed.
- The age limit for able‑bodied adults without dependents is raised, and work‑requirement exemptions for food assistance are limited.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Elaine Bowers (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Brenda Dietrich (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Bill Clifford (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Mike Argabright (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
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