Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; amends Plan, literacy pilot program.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; literacy pilot program. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary permissions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize and fund a pilot program promoting early literacy and parental bonding as part of routine pediatric primary care visits in select underserved localities through a partnership with Reach Out and Read.

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 18, 2026

• Medicaid / public insuranceindirectMinor impactHigh certainty

  Medicaid will be involved in a pilot program promoting early literacy and parental bonding.

  “Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek the necessary permissions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize and fund a pilot program promoting early literacy and parental bonding as part of routine pediatric primary care visits in select underserved localities through a partnership with Reach Out and Read.”· Department of Medical Assistance Services; Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; literacy pilot program.

• Low-income / working-classindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  Children in select underserved localities, likely to include low-income families, will benefit from a pilot program promoting early literacy and parental bonding.

  “promoting early literacy and parental bonding as part of routine pediatric primary care visits in select underserved localities”· Department of Medical Assistance Services; Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; literacy pilot program.

• Parent / guardianindirectMinor impactHigh certainty

  Parents in select underserved localities will have opportunities to engage in parental bonding activities as part of routine pediatric primary care visits.

  “promoting early literacy and parental bonding as part of routine pediatric primary care visits”· Department of Medical Assistance Services; Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; literacy pilot program.