0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 21 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DANICE PICRAUX | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE REFORM COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH | 0012| A TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DEFINE REGIONS, | 0013| INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER NECESSARY ELEMENTS TO ALLOW REGIONAL | 0014| PURCHASING OF PUBLICLY FUNDED HEALTH INSURANCE. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, great variation exists in the state with regard | 0017| to access to and delivery of health care services; and | 0018| WHEREAS, different areas of the state have different | 0019| service capacities and supplies; and | 0020| WHEREAS, regionally based purchasing of publicly funded | 0021| health insurance, including regionalization of the medicaid | 0022| program, has been demonstrated in other states to control | 0023| health care costs and stimulate more effective use of the | 0024| health care marketplace; and | 0025| WHEREAS, in a formal study conducted by the nationally | 0001| recognized Lewin consulting group for the New Mexico health | 0002| policy commission, it was projected that regionally based | 0003| purchasing of publicly funded health insurance could | 0004| potentially control health care costs and stimulate more | 0005| effective use of the health care marketplace in New Mexico; and | 0006| WHEREAS, managed care has a limited penetration in many | 0007| rural areas of the state; and | 0008| WHEREAS, regionally based health care plans have the | 0009| potential to better meet the needs of each regional area due to | 0010| the knowledge and recommendations gained from community-based | 0011| providers; and | 0012| WHEREAS, conditions in many rural parts of the state, | 0013| including the availability of health professionals, | 0014| infrastructure and density, present unique challenges to the | 0015| development of managed care; and | 0016| WHEREAS, government is a major purchaser of health care in | 0017| New Mexico, and as such changes in the state's method of | 0018| purchasing publicly funded insurance may have significant | 0019| effects throughout the state's entire health care delivery | 0020| system; | 0021| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0022| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico health policy | 0023| commission be requested to convene a task force to determine | 0024| appropriate geographic regions in the state for health care | 0025| delivery, identify market conditions and infrastructure that | 0001| will promote regionalization of health care delivery and | 0002| clarify financial, quality assurance, certification, filing and | 0003| reporting requirements and other provisions necessary to | 0004| promote regionally based health care services purchased by | 0005| publicly funded health insurance, including medicaid; and | 0006| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico health policy | 0007| commission include on the task force representatives of the | 0008| department of health, the risk management division of the | 0009| general services department, the public school insurance | 0010| authority, the Albuquerque public school system, the department | 0011| of insurance, the medical assistance division of the human | 0012| services department, the retiree health care authority and | 0013| representatives of health care providers, facilities and | 0014| insurers; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a method be established to | 0016| gather data and information to assess and monitor the impact of | 0017| a regionally based purchasing strategy for publicly funded | 0018| health care and its effects on the state's health delivery | 0019| system, the insurance market and access to care for the | 0020| uninsured; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a report of the findings and | 0022| recommendations of the task force be presented to the | 0023| appropriate interim legislative committee by September 30, | 0024| 1997; and | 0025| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0001| sent to the secretaries of health, human services and general | 0002| services, the superintendent of insurance, the chairs of the | 0003| New Mexico health policy commission, the public school | 0004| insurance authority and the retiree health care authority, the | 0005| superintendent of the Albuquerque public schools and the | 0006| governor. | 0007|  State of New Mexico | 0008| House of Representatives | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| February 18, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Mr. Speaker: | 0018| | 0019| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0020| whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 21 | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0001| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Gary King, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 9 | 0020| Excused: Rios | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ021 State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 25, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0012| whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 21 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Max Coll, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 13 For 1 Against | 0010| Yes: 13 | 0011| No: Bird | 0012| Excused: Heaton, Wallace, Watchman | 0013| Absent: None | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ021 | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| March 15, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| Mr. President: | 0025| | 0001| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0002| referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 21 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| __________________________________ | 0015| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0020| Adopted_______________________ | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Date ________________________ | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0003| Yes: 5 | 0004| No: 0 | 0005| Excused: Adair, Ingle, Vernon, Smith | 0006| Absent: None | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| HJ021PA1 |