Bill Text: CT HB05026 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Payments To Hospitals To Provide Care For Uninsured Persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-20 - Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Human Services [HB05026 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05026-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5026 |
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February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 348 | ||||
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist. REP. ROVERO, 51st Dist. REP. WRIGHT C., 77th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR UNINSURED PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to increase disproportionate share payment amounts to hospitals for uncompensated care.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide adequate funding to hospitals to provide care for uninsured persons who have not enrolled under the Affordable Care Act and who cannot afford to pay for hospital services.