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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, BENNINGHOFF, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DAY, DONATUCCI, FLECK, GINGRICH, JOSEPHS, MURT, RAPP, SWANGER AND VEREB, JUNE 15, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 15, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An |
2 | act establishing a special fund and account for money |
3 | received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement |
4 | Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and |
5 | community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and |
6 | cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research |
7 | enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health |
8 | investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with |
9 | disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers, |
10 | for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care |
11 | assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET |
12 | expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for |
13 | percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further |
14 | providing for adult basic coverage insurance program. |
15 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
16 | hereby enacts as follows: |
17 | Section 1. Section 1303(b) of the act of June 26, 2001 |
18 | (P.L.755, No.77), known as the Tobacco Settlement Act, is |
19 | amended to read: |
20 | Section 1303. Adult basic coverage insurance program. |
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22 | (b) Eligible adult responsibilities.--An eligible adult |
23 | seeking to purchase adult basic coverage insurance shall: |
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1 | (1) Submit an application to the department. |
2 | (2) Pay to the department or its contractor an amount of |
3 | [$30] $100 per month of coverage. Beginning January 1, 2003, |
4 | the monthly payment amount shall be adjusted based on the |
5 | annual change in the [Consumer Price Index] Medical Price |
6 | Index for the 12 preceding months for which data is |
7 | available. Notification of any change in the monthly payment |
8 | amount shall be provided to eligible adults participating in |
9 | the program. |
10 | (3) Be responsible for any required copayments for |
11 | health care services rendered under the benefit package in |
12 | subsection (f)(2). |
13 | (4) Notify the department or its contractor of any |
14 | change in the eligible adult's income. |
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16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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