HB 6911 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES.

HB 6911 adjusts asset limits for Connecticut’s HUSKY C health program, which provides Medicaid coverage to seniors (65+) and disabled/blind adults (18-64). It requires the state to annually increase the asset limits - currently $1,600 for single individuals and $2,400 for married couples - by at least the percentage increase in the consumer price index (CPI) for urban consumers. This adjustment, starting July 1, 2025, aims to keep eligibility aligned with inflation. The bill also mandates annual reports (starting July 2026) to the legislature on program eligibility changes and associated state costs.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Medicaid

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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MINOR

The bill was amended to change its effective date from July 1, 2025 to immediately upon passage, and to replace fixed asset limit increases with automatic annual adjustments tied to the consumer price index. This change ensures the asset limits for HUSKY C health program eligibility keep pace with inflation rather than remaining static.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on HUSKY C health program asset limits, but the mechanism for adjusting those limits changed from fixed amounts to automatic inflation-based increases.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to 'from passage' to allow immediate implementation upon bill approval.

ELIGIBILITY

Asset limit adjustment mechanism changed from fixed dollar amounts (unmarried: $1,600 to $10,000; married: $2,400 to $15,000) to automatic annual increases based on consumer price index percentage changes.

REQUIREMENT

Reporting requirements for the Commissioner of Social Services were updated to occur annually starting July 1, 2026, rather than a one-time report.

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Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Aging

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors