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EXPLANATION: Requires HHS to study Healthcare funding options for the uninsured
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 346, after line
21, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHHS: Healthcare Funding for the Uninsured) With the
funds appropriated and authorized for the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department shall commission a study to
determine the amount of state revenue that is being utilized to
provide healthcare to the uninsured and make recommendations on
how the state could leverage other funds, such as federal,
private grant, and provider fees, and existing programs such as
the Healthy Outcomes Initiative and the federal Hospital
Disproportionate Share program, to reduce the demand for state
revenue and provide greater stability to all current state
funded healthcare./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.