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2014 Senate Bill 961: Revise detail of letting certain disabled workers "buy" Medicaid
Public Act 518 of 2014
Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker R-Lawton on May 28, 2014
To amend a law that allows certain disabled individuals who otherwise are not eligible for Medicaid to pay a means-tested fee to get these benefits, so that it conforms with the federal health care law’s Medicaid expansion adopted by the legislature in 2013. The bill would also cap the aggregate premiums collected under this program at $3 million annually. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 28, 2014
Reported in the Senate on December 2, 2014
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Received in the House on December 4, 2014
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on December 4, 2014
Reported in the House on December 17, 2014
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on January 10, 2015