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General Assembly File No. 95
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5302
House of Representatives, March 19, 2026
The Committee on Aging reported through REP. GARIBAY of
the 60th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C
BENEFICIARIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) (a) The Commissioner of 1
Social Services shall increase the asset limit for the HUSKY C health 2
program, as defined in section 17b-290 of the general statutes, for (1) an 3
unmarried person from one thousand six hundred dollars to five 4
thousand dollars, and (2) married persons from two thousand four 5
hundred dollars to seven thousand five hundred dollars. 6
(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the commissioner shall file a report, in 7
accordance with the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, 8
with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 9
cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 10
agencies, human services and aging on (1) the number of persons 11
eligible for the HUSKY C health program for the prior fiscal year, and 12
(2) any increased costs incurred by the state that are attributable to 13
changes in the asset limits. 14
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section
AGE Joint Favorable
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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either cha mber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Social Services, Dept. GF - Cost/Revenue Gain See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results in a cost to the Department of Social Services (DSS)
due to increasing the asset limit for purposes of HUSKY C eligibility.
The bill increases the asset limit to $5,000 from $1,600 for individuals
and to $7,500 from $2,400 for married couples.
The disposition of assets for the eligible expansion population is
unknown. For context, if HUSKY C enrollment increases by 5%, the state
will experience increased Medicaid costs of approximately $14.5 million
in FY 27 and $46.2 million in FY 28. This assumes a gradual increase in
enrollment of 4,250 individuals over two years.
The state will incur additional administrative costs of approximately
$1.5 million in FY 27 and $100,000 in FY 28 to modify the eligibility
system and support increased enrollment. Increased system costs result
in an associated federal grants revenue gain of approximately $600,000.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to Medicaid enrollment associated with
increased asset limits.
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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5302
AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C
BENEFICIARIES.
SUMMARY
This bill expands eligibility for Connecticut’s Medicaid program
known as HUSKY C, which is available to qualifying residents who are
age 65 or older or who are ages 18 to 64 and are disabled or blind. It does
so by increasing how much program applicants c an have in assets to
participate.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Social Services (DSS)
commissioner to increase the program’s asset limits for (1) an unmarried
person, from $1,600 to $5,000, and (2) a married couple, from $2,400 to
$7,500.
Relatedly, the bill also requires the DSS commissioner, starting by
July 1, 2027, to annually report to the Aging, Appropriations, and
Human Services committees on ( 1) the number of people eligible for
HUSKY C for the prior fiscal year and (2) any additional costs the state
incurred because of changes to the asset limits.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Aging Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 14 Nay 0 (03/05/2026)