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EXPLANATION: Establishes Ad Hoc Committee to study state funds dedicated to healthcare
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 416, after line 9, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LEG: Healthcare Funding for the Uninsured) From the
funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and the
Senate, there is created an ad hoc study committee to address
the issue of determining the amount of state revenue that is
being utilized to provide healthcare to the uninsured. The
committee shall be comprised of nine members appointed as
follows: one member appointed by the Speaker of the House, one
member appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, one member appointed by the House Majority Leader,
one member appointed by the House Minority Leader, one member
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member
appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, one
member appointed by the Senate Majority Leader, one member
appointed by the Senate Minority Leader and one member appointed
by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Appointees should have knowledge and/or experience in the areas
of healthcare and/or health insurance. Staff for the ad hoc
study committee shall be provided by the Senate Finance
Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.
The committee shall make
recommendations on how the state could leverage federal funds,
private grants, 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. A report on the committee's findings and
recommendations shall be submitted to the members of the General
Assembly by February 1, 2017./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.