NY S08503 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-10-22 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on October 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-10-22 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the New York State Health Plan, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan, including its status as a public benefit corporation; provides for powers and duties of the governing board, the scope of benefits, payment mechanisms and cost controls; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; establishes a mechanism to collect plan premium payments; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan and makes a $500,000 appropriation therefor; and directs the superintendent of insurance to examine the premium rate structure for insurance underwritten in the state and to identify that portion of premiums which are attributable to health care expenditures due to implementation of the plan.
Title
Enacts the New York State Health Plan, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan, including its status as a public benefit corporation; provides for powers and duties of the governing board, the scope of benefits, payment mechanisms and cost controls; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; establishes a mechanism to collect plan premium payments; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan and makes a $500,000 appropriation therefor; and directs the superintendent of insurance to examine the premium rate structure for insurance underwritten in the state and to identify that portion of premiums which are attributable to health care expenditures due to implementation of the plan.
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History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-10-22 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |