Advocates support bill to expand Medicaid coverage to medically necessary diapers for children

CTNewsJunkie – Friday, February 28, 2025
By Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT – During public testimony before the Human Services Committee on Thursday, a wide range of legislators, advocates, and citizens expressed their support for a bill that would expand Medicaid coverage of diapers for some infants and toddlers.

House Bill 6397 would allow the Connecticut’s Social Services commissioner to amend the Medicaid state plan to extend coverage for diapers to children from birth to age three for those deemed to have a “medical necessity” for diapers.

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