H1413 • 2025

An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility

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Sponsor: Ultrino, Steven
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility

An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1413) of Steven Ultrino and Marjorie C.
Decker relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility.
Health Care Financing.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 House
Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
2025-09-15 House
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2025-06-24 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/01/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility
By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1413) of Steven Ultrino and Marjorie C. Decker relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility. Health Care Financing.

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Bill H.1413

SECTION 1. Section 25A of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by replacing Section 25A with the following section:-

SECTION

25A. The division shall disregard income in an amount equivalent to one-hundred-sixty-five percent (165%) of the federal poverty level, as adjusted annually, in determining eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary and Qualified Individual programs, described in 42 U.S.C. §1396(a)(10)(E) and also known as the Medicare Savings or Medicare Buy-In Programs in the year in which the state plan amendment is approved;

The division shall implement a waiting list in any year in which the number of qualified applicants for the Qualified Individual Program exceeds the annual block grant amount for said program;

The division shall submit a state plan amendment to implement this section no later than 30 days after the effective date of this section and subsequently promulgate all regulations necessary to implement said income and asset disregards.

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