MEDICAID-ELIGIBILITY-INCOME

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides for Medicaid eligibility for all persons who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under any other provision and who have income, as determined by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, that is equal to or less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, or is equal to or less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level by disregarding the maximum earned income as determined by the Department. Provides that the medical assistance for which such persons are eligible shall be no less than the covered benefits available to persons eligible under a provision covering persons otherwise eligible for basic maintenance under the AABD or TANF programs but who fail to qualify thereunder on the basis of need, and who have insufficient income and resources to meet the costs of necessary medical care.