Expands Medicaid eligibility to all children in Hawaii from birth to age five, with no income requirement.
Hawaii SB1139 expands eligibility for the State's Medicaid programs to all children in the State from birth to age five, with no income requirement. The Department of Human Services will adopt rules to implement this change. The bill appropriates $317,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund this expansion. The Act will take effect on July 1, 2025.
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