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May 01, 2018 |
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Assembly Bill A4508
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOODELL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
Stephen Hawley
Angelo J. Morinello
Joseph Errigo
multi-Sponsors
Clifford Crouch
David DiPietro
2017-A4508 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5702
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 5 Title 11 §362, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A9384
2013-2014: A4894
2015-2016: A5120
2019-2020: A5545, S2502
2021-2022: S2275
2023-2024: S1697
2025-2026: S3131
2017-A4508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4508 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to aligning Medi- caid optional services with private sector health benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Medicaid taxpayer equity act". § 2. The legislature hereby finds that it is fundamentally unfair to the taxpayers of the state for Medicaid optional services to exceed the minimum health insurance benefits levels that are required for private sector health insurance plans. Higher benefit levels for Medicaid compared to private insurance create a disincentive for people to leave public assistance and accept private employment and private health coverage. Higher Medicaid benefit levels are also a contributing factor causing the state to have the highest Medicaid costs in the nation and some of the highest property taxes in the nation. The purpose of this act is to ensure that Medicaid optional services for adults do not exceed the minimum health insurance benefit levels that apply to private insurance plans, other than long-term care services. § 3. Title 11 of article 5 of the social services law is amended by adding a new section 362 to read as follows: § 362. BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER THIS TITLE FOR MEDICAID OPTIONAL SERVICES. THE STATE SHALL NOT OFFER TO INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF TWEN- TY-ONE YEARS MEDICAID OPTIONAL SERVICES THAT EXCEED THE MINIMUM BENEFITS REQUIRED FOR HEALTH CARE PLANS UNDER ARTICLE FORTY-THREE OF THE INSUR- ANCE LAW. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES. § 4. The commissioner of the department of health shall submit to the federal department of health and human services for approval any amend- ments to the state plan required by this act. Furthermore, the commis- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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