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Emily Ricci

17:09 - 17:22

“Effective October 1st, certain noncitizens who had been eligible for federally funded Medicaid benefits became no longer eligible for those benefits as a result of HR 1.”
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Alaska News
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Anchorage
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From the transcript

Good afternoon. For the record, my name is Emily Ricci and I'm the Deputy Commissioner with the Department of Health And on slide 4, you see 4 different changes that will impact the Medicaid program as a result of HR 1. There are more changes than what is listed on the slide for the extent of HR 1 and its connection to the Medicaid program, but these 4 are the most impactful and have already occurred or will be occurring within the next 12 to 18 months. So the first change I wanted to start with is changes to noncitizenship coverage, which took effect October 1st, 2022. Effective October 1st, certain noncitizens who had been eligible for federally funded Medicaid benefits became no longer eligible for those benefits as a result of HR 1.