1998-04-24                     Senate Journal                      Page 3481
SB 266                                                                       
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                 
SENATE BILL NO. 266 An Act relating to Medicaid coverage for                   
certain eligible children and pregnant women; relating to primary              
care case management and managed care services as optional services            
and to premiums and cost-sharing contributions under the Medicaid              
program; establishing the Healthy Families Alaska program; and                 
providing for an effective date and recommended it be replaced                 
with                                                                           
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 266(HES) An Act                                        
relating to Medicaid coverage for certain eligible                             
children; relating to primary care case management                             
and managed care services as optional services                                 
under the Medicaid program; relating to premiums                               
and cost-sharing contributions under the Medicaid                              
program; and providing for an effective date.                                  
                                                                               
Signing no recommendation: Senator Wilken, Chair, Senators Leman,              
Ward, Green. Signing do pass: Senator Ellis.                                   
                                                                               
Fiscal notes for the bill published today from Department of Health            
and Social Services (4). Fiscal note information forthcoming.                  
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.