Health and Human Services Chair to Push for Diaper Coverage Under Medicaid
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State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, discusses legislation to ensure access to diapers for parents on Medicaid on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Credit: Screengrab / CT-N (courtesy of CTNewsJunkie)
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) held a press conference Monday with the CEO of the Connecticut Diaper Bank to highlight the inability of families in the state to have access to diapers.
By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com
Legislative leaders and health professionals announced Monday morning a new legislative proposal to help families on Medicaid afford the soaring costs of diapers.
“Tomorrow in the Human Services Committee, we intend to raise a concept that would extend Medicaid coverage of diapers to children from birth to age three with certain health conditions,” said Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, co-chair of the committee. “This is a targeted policy intervention that will make diapers readily available to families with children who have a medical necessity and who experience other barriers to accessing this essential resource.”
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