SB 326 — AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

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459326 February Session, 2026 SubstituteAN SenateACT BillCONCERNING No.HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

326 Senate, April 7, 2026 The Committee on Human Services reported through SEN.

LESSER of the 9th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, the commissioner shall sSB326increase /the Fileasset No.limit for (A) an unmarried person to seventy-five thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred thousand dollars;

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459326 increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to seventy-fiveone hundred thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred fifty thousand dollars;

(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2031, the commissioner shall increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to one hundred thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred fifty thousand dollars;

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459 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 chamber 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 $1.5 million See Below Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue 600,000 See Below Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill results in a significant cost to the Department of Social Services (DSS) due to increasing (and eventually removing) the asset limit for purposes of HUSKY C eligibility.

The bill increases the asset limit from $1,600 for individuals and $2,400 for married couples to $10,000 and $15,000 respectively in FY 28, $25,000 and $40,000 in FY 29, $75,000 and $100,000 in FY 30 and eliminates the asset limit beginning in FY 32.

The disposition of assets for the eligible expansion population is unknown.Forcontext,ifHUSKYCenrollmentincreasesby5%,thestate will experience increased Medicaid costs of approximately $14.5 million in the first year and $63.4 million when annualized.

If enrollment were to increase by 10%, the state would experience annualized costs of at least $126.7 million.

The state will incur additional administrative costs of approximately $1.5 million in FY 27 and at least $300,000 in subsequent years to modify 1This assumes a gradual increase in enrollment of 4,250 individuals over two years.

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459 the eligibility system and support increased enrollment.

Increased system costs result in an associated federal grants revenue gain of approximately $600,000 in FY 27.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to Medicaid enrollment under HUSKY C associated with the gradual increase and eventual elimination of asset limits.

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459 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 326 AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

SUMMARY This bill expands eligibility for Connecticut’s HUSKY C program, which provides Medicaid coverage to qualifying residents who are (1) at least age 65 or (2) ages 18 to 64 and disabled or blind.

It does so by increasing and then eliminating the program’s asset limit over a five- year period as shown in the table below.

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HUSKY C Asset Limits Under the Bill Fiscal Year Single Person Married Couple Current Law $1,600 $2,400 FY 28 10,000 15,000 FY 29 25,000 40,000 FY 30 75,000 100,000 FY 31 100,000 150,000 FYs 32 and after Asset Limits Eliminated The bill also requires the commissioner to allow anyone whose income exceeds HUSKY C income limits, but who otherwise qualifies for the program, to qualify by spending down their excess income on medical bills according to federal Medicaid law on income eligibility determinations for medically needy individuals.

Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner to annually report, by July 1, 2027, until July 1, 2032, to the Appropriations and Human Services committees on (1) the number of people eligible for HUSKY C the prior fiscal year, (2) how many people ineligible for the program exceeded the asset limit, and by how much;

(3) projections from available data on how many people would qualify for HUSKY C in the sSB326 / File No.