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SB 160                                                                                                                        
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                                                                  
SENATE BILL NO. 160 "An Act establishing an Alaska health care                                                                  
program to ensure insurance coverage for essential health services for                                                          
all residents of the state; establishing the Alaska Health Care Board to                                                        
define essential health care services, to certify health care plans that                                                        
provide essential health care services, and to administer the Alaska                                                            

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health care program and the Alaska health care fund; establishing the                                                           
Alaska health care clearinghouse to administer the Alaska health care                                                           
program under the direction of the Alaska Health Care Board;                                                                    
establishing eligibility standards and premium assistance for persons                                                           
with low income; establishing standards for accountable health care                                                             
plans; creating the Alaska health care fund; providing for review of                                                            
actions and reporting requirements related to the health care program;                                                          
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 160(HES) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing an Alaska health care program to ensure                                                                  
          insurance coverage for essential health services for                                                                  
          residents of the state; establishing the Alaska Health                                                                
          Care Board to administer the Alaska health care                                                                       
          program and the Alaska health care fund; establishing                                                                 
          the Alaska health care clearinghouse to administer                                                                    
          the Alaska health care program under the direction of                                                                 
          the Alaska Health Care Board; establishing eligibility                                                                
          standards and premium assistance for persons with                                                                     
          low income; creating the Alaska health care fund;                                                                     
          providing for review of actions and reporting                                                                         
          requirements related to the health care program; and                                                                  
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Davis, Chair; Senators Thomas, Elton.                                                                  
Signing do not pass: Senator Dyson.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Health and Social Services                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee.