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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill requires 5% Medicaid rate increase for pediatric care and impact report
Last action · February 17, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Human ServicesSponsor: Saud Anwar
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut requires the Commissioner of Social Services to increase Medicaid pediatric care by at least five percent over June 30, 2026 levels and submit an impact report.
Changes payment levels for doctors and medical providers serving children on public health insurance, potentially altering provider availability for families.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
pediatric care providers
Receive higher reimbursement rates for pediatric services provided to Medicaid patients.
Medicaid enrollees
Experience changes in provider participation and potential access to pediatric healthcare services.
Key Facts
- The Commissioner of Social Services must amend the Medicaid state plan.
- Pediatric care reimbursement rates must increase by at least five per cent compared to rates in effect on June 30, 2026.
- The Commissioner must file a report assessing the impact of the rate increases on provider participation, access to care, and the state budget.
- The measure amends Title 17b of the general statutes.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services
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Pediatric Medicaid Rate Mandate
The bill establishes a strict floor of a 5% increase over mid-2026 baseline reimbursement levels for children's care.
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cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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