Wyoming Health Care Reform Demonstration Project
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Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: SF0061 Drafter: JWL LSO No.: 10LSO-0191 Effective Date: Immediate Enrolled Act No.: SEA0042 Chapter No.: Prime Sponsor: Senator Scott Catch Title: Health insurance reform-2. Subject: Creates a health care reform demonstration project. Summary/Major Elements: This act: o Creates a health care reform demonstration project, to be administered by the Wyoming Health Insurance Pool board, for low-income employed persons; o Establishes a benefit design committee to design a health benefits package and plan of operation for the project; o Stipulates that the benefits package include preventive services, clinical prevention services, a personal health account for uninsured expenses and a HIPAA-compliant insurance plan; o Provides for detailed fiscal analysis of the project, including comparison to Medicaid and comparison of specified service-delivery models; o Limits enrollment in the demonstration to 500 participants initially and, subject to the governor's approval, 2,500 participants after the first year of operation. Comments: Annual report required from Dept. of Health to joint Labor Committee beginning Oct. 1, 2010. Appropriates $25,000 for administration and $750,000 for program costs from the tobacco settlement trust account. Contains delayed repeal date of December 31, 2015 and requires completion of the project on July 1, 2015.
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Last checked Aug 8, 11:50 PM
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports concurring with House amendments because they are harmless, add necessary reporting committees, prevent new financial obligations, align project dates with evaluations, and ensure sick individuals remain enrolled.
H35
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment because he believes requiring only 20 hours of work is insufficient to foster pride and self-sufficiency, citing his own company's requirement of 30 hours for health benefits as a better standard.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because raising the requirement to 30 hours would incentivize employers to drop health benefits for full-time workers so those employees could qualify for this state program instead.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment by arguing that a pilot program requires participants to have 'skin in the game' through higher work commitment and cost-sharing to ensure success.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because raising the threshold to 30 hours would exclude part-time workers who are struggling in the current economy and need this pilot program.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the amendment because increasing the work burden may prevent part-time workers from accessing training and achieving self-sufficiency, potentially leaving them reliant on emergency room care.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill and opposes the amendment because he believes the current 20-hour requirement correctly targets part-time employees who are ineligible for other health insurance programs due to high unemployment rates.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment because she believes a higher work requirement ensures participants are working as many hours as possible, which is necessary for the program to succeed.
R · S30
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it uses incentives rather than heavy government intervention to control escalating health care costs that are straining budgets and affecting private sector individuals.
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Wyoming roll calls
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Adopted, Corrected 2nd reading by STUBSON
Adopted 2nd reading by STEWARD
Adopted 2nd reading by BUCHANAN
Failed, Corrected 3rd reading by COHEE
Withdrawn 3rd reading by BROWN
Adopted Standing Committee by H10
Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT
Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT