SavingMedicaidandFoodStamps:$479MillionSaved
Signed into law
Cross-checking benefit rolls, ID chips in Bridge cards, and real eligibility checks saved $479 million and protect these programs for the people who need them most.
What we say
Our priority with government programs has always been the same: secure it for those who need it, and stop bad actors from taking advantage of the system.
Key facts
- $479 million saved by cross-checking Medicaid rolls and cutting duplicate and ineligible enrollees
- ID chips in Bridge cards to stop fraud
- Verifying eligibility instead of blindly trusting self-attestation
- Checking eligibility against federal databases and other states
- Work requirements for able-bodied adults: work, volunteer, or pursue education
- Monthly error-rate checks and mandatory reporting to the Legislature
- No program waivers without the Legislature
- A new audit of autism services so funding reaches the kids who need it
- Childcare paid only when attendance is confirmed
Date arc
Passed the House
Signed