Adds to and amends existing law to authorize application for a certain waiver, to provide that the Board of Directors of the Idaho Individual High Risk Reinsurance Pool shall take certain action, to provide medical assistance eligibility for certain individuals and to provide that the Department of Health and Welfare will establish certain premiums.
HEALTH CARE -- Adds to and amends existing law to authorize application for a certain waiver, to provide that the Board of Directors of the Idaho Individual High Risk Reinsurance Pool shall take certain action, to provide medical assistance eligibility for certain individuals and to provide that the Department of Health and Welfare will establish certain premiums.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
ThislegislationallowstheDepartmentofInsurancedirectortoimplementa1332StateInnovationWaiverto allowindividuals0-100%ofFederalPovertyLevel(FPL)toapplyforAdvancedPaymentofTaxCreditsand purchase private health insurance on Idaho's Health Insurance Exchange (YHI). This legislation also allows the Department of Health and Welfare (Department) to implement an 1115 Waiver to cover individuals with medicallycomplexconditionsinaccordancewithDepartmentruleforindividualsundertheageof65whose income does not exceed the limit to qualify for a tax credit on the Health Insurance Exchange, who are not otherwise eligible for another Medicaid program, and who do not have access to employer-sponsored coverage.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2018
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Jan 16, 2018