Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2016 | print number 139a |
Jan 08, 2016 | amend and recommit to insurance |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to insurance |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to insurance |
senate Bill S139A
Sponsored By
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C, IP) 59th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
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S139 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §213, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: S3042
2017-2018: S1668
2019-2020: S537
2021-2022: S1720
S139 - Summary
Provides that the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission shall evaluate each mandated benefit; investigates current practices of health plans with regard to the mandated benefit; investigates the potential premium impact of repealing and/or modifying the mandated benefits on all segments of the insurance market; holds at least two public hearings(view more)
S139 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S139 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission PURPOSE : To ensure that New York does not mandate healthcare benefits that impose increased costs without meaningful increases in healthcare quality. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 requires that the commission be seated in a timely manner, ensures that the commission includes appointees with the qualifications to accurately assess healthcare mandates, and directs the commission to evaluate proposed benefits using evidence based medicine and in light of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Furthermore, this section provides for a complete quality and cost review of all mandated benefits currently in existence and requires follow up reviews,of all mandated benefits every three years. Following these reviews, the commission will issue recommendations for the repeal and/or modification of mandate benefits which are not found to meet standards for costs and or quality, to be voted on by the legislature, without amendments.
S139 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 139 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law, as added by section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 213. New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion. (a) There is hereby established within the department a commis- sion, to be known as the "New York state health care quality and cost containment commission". The commission shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the superinten- dent, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, and six of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the legislative leaders, two on the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, two on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on the recommen- dation of the minority leader of the senate, and one on the recommenda- tion of the minority leader of the assembly. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and vacancies shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointments. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable trav- el expenses. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall ensure that the interests of health care consumers, small busi- nesses, the medical community and health plans are represented on the commission, AND THAT THE COMMISSION INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE ACTUARY, ONE EXPERT ON HEALTH BENEFITS, HAVING NO LESS THAN FIFTEEN YEARS OF DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH HEALTH BENEFITS, AND ONE PHYSICIAN. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE SEATED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01044-01-5
S139A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §213, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014: S3042
2017-2018: S1668
2019-2020: S537
2021-2022: S1720
S139A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission shall evaluate each mandated benefit; investigates current practices of health plans with regard to the mandated benefit; investigates the potential premium impact of repealing and/or modifying the mandated benefits on all segments of the insurance market; holds at least two public hearings(view more)
S139A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S139A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission PURPOSE : To ensure that New York does not mandate healthcare benefits that impose increased costs without meaningful increases in healthcare quality. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 requires that the commission be seated in a timely manner, ensures that the commission includes appointees with the qualifications to accurately assess healthcare mandates, and directs the commission to evaluate proposed benefits using evidence based medicine and in light of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Furthermore, this section provides for a complete quality and cost review of all mandated benefits currently in existence and requires follow up reviews, of all mandated benefits every three years. Following these reviews, the commission will issue recommendations for the repeal and/or modification of mandate benefits which are not found to meet standards for costs and or quality, to be voted on by the legislature, without amendments.
S139A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 139--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the New York state health care quality and cost containment commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 213 of the insurance law, as added by section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 213. New York state health care quality and cost containment commis- sion. (a) There is hereby established within the department a commis- sion, to be known as the "New York state health care quality and cost containment commission". The commission shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the superinten- dent, one of whom shall be the commissioner of health, and six of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the legislative leaders, two on the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate, two on the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on the recommen- dation of the minority leader of the senate, and one on the recommenda- tion of the minority leader of the assembly. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and vacancies shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointments. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable trav- el expenses. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall ensure that the interests of health care consumers, small busi- nesses, the medical community and health plans are represented on the commission, AND THAT THE COMMISSION INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE ACTUARY, ONE EXPERT ON HEALTH BENEFITS, HAVING NO LESS THAN FIFTEEN YEARS OF DIRECT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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