The Health Insurance Expansion Fund, established in
House 2, will collect additional Medicaid funding provided by the federal
government pursuant to the increased federal Medicaid assistance
percentage under Section 2001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 and Section 1201 of the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010. Annual spending from this fund supports,
subject to appropriation, the financing of health insurance coverage for
low-income residents of the commonwealth. In FY 2015, this amount is
calculated to total $350 M. |