Texas SB289 proposes reforms to the Medicaid program, including creating an alternative program for low-income individuals to access health benefit.

Texas SB289 aims to reform the Medicaid program by establishing a block grant funding system and creating an alternative program to ensure health benefit plan coverage for certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace. The bill includes provisions for a sliding scale subsidy for health benefit plan premiums, additional cost-sharing subsidies, and the establishment of health savings accounts. It also mandates the creation of a Medicaid Reform Task Force to advise on program design and implementation.

Texas SB289 proposes reforms to the Medicaid program, including creating an alternative program for low-income individuals to access health benefit.

Texas SB289 aims to reform the Medicaid program by establishing a block grant funding system and creating an alternative program to ensure health benefit plan coverage for certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace. The bill includes provisions for a sliding scale subsidy for health benefit plan premiums, additional cost-sharing subsidies, and the establishment of health savings accounts. It also mandates the creation of a Medicaid Reform Task Force to advise on program design and implementation.