2008-03-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 2193
SB 160                                                                                                                        
The Labor and Commerce 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 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                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

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      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 160(L&C) "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 Ellis, Chair. Signing no recommendation:                                                               
Senators Stevens, Hoffman. Signing amend: Senator Davis.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
      Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
      Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
      Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
      Fiscal Note No. 5, indeterminate, Department of Commerce,                                                                 
       Community and Economic Development                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
      Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.