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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Komadian
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
03/02/07
HB
SHORT TITLE Innovative health Care Review
SB SM 46
ANALYST Weber
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY07
FY08
FY09 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
$100.0
$100.0 Recurring General
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Human Services Department (HSD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Memorial 46 requests that Legislative Health and Human Services Committee to review
health care reform from a broad perspective that includes wellness and prevention measures and
initiatives; early diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases; tax incentives to assist more
employers and individuals in purchasing insurance; expansion of medical school, nursing school
and other health care profession schools to increase the number of graduates entering the health
care work force; funding for primary health care clinics that provide primary and preventive care
to uninsured persons and in underserved areas; market-based reforms that provide consumers
with choices that meet their respective needs; development of information technology resources
that increases consistency of information, claims and reimbursement among payers, providers
and patients; Medicaid reforms that recognize the cost effectiveness of programs for women and
children while ensuring that the most vulnerable persons, the elderly and disabled, receive
assistance through innovative and effective programs; and, in conjunction with the tobacco
settlement revenue oversight committee, the study of tobacco-related illnesses and efforts to
reduce tobacco use, particularly among the youth.
The Legislative Health and Human Services Committee is also requested to provide an
appropriate forum to address these issues in a manner that allows the Committee to consider and