Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 358, immediately after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ 33.______ (DHHS: Health Care Study) (A) From the funds appropriated and authorized, the Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct an in-depth study of the uninsured in South Carolina. For purposes of the study, the department will provide the following information:
(1) The number of uninsured individuals, by county, who have incomes that are equal to or less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2) The amount of state dollars expended during fiscal year 2015-2016 for providing mental health services and health care services to uninsured residents with incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level;
(3) All federal, state and county programs that are currently available to the state to provide coverage for the previously specified uninsured population;
(4) A survey of states that have effectively provided health care insurance to the specified uninsured population along with an analysis of any costs expended or savings the state was able to achieve; and
(5) Recommendations of programs along with state expenditure costs to effectively cover all uninsured residents with incomes that are equal to or less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level while utilizing all available funding sources. The department also shall include an analysis of state savings.
(B) The department shall report the findings of the study to the General Assembly and Governor's Office by January 15, 2017. The study also must be posted conspicuously on the department's web site.
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