Assembly Bill A2844

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a health benefit and cost commission to conduct a comprehensive review of all current mandated benefits and an accurate cost analysis of proposed benefits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2844 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3221-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4223
2011-2012: A2770
2013-2014: A2151
2015-2016: A2073
2017-2018: A2230

2019-A2844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a thirteen member health benefit and cost commission to conduct a comprehensive review of all current mandated benefits and an accurate cost analysis of proposed benefits.

2019-A2844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2844
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating  a  New  York
   health benefit and cost commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. It is the desire of the legislature  to
 ensure  that  health  coverage  provides the care, treatment and service
 that people need, and to ensure that  the  coverage  is  affordable  and
 available.  The  legislature finds that there is a need for a comprehen-
 sive review of all current benefits mandated by statute, and  for  accu-
 rate cost analysis of proposed mandates.
   §  2.  The  insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3221-a to
 read as follows:
   § 3221-A. HEALTH BENEFIT AND COST COMMISSION. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION, "MANDATED HEALTH BENEFIT" SHALL MEAN ANY REQUIREMENT THAT
 INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR BLANKET ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE  POLICIES  OR
 CONTRACTS ISSUED BY HOSPITAL OR HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATIONS INCLUDE:
   (1)  COVERAGE  FOR  SPECIFIC HEALTH SERVICES, TREATMENT, TESTS, DRUGS,
 SUPPLIES, OR EQUIPMENT TO DIAGNOSE OR  TREAT  A  PARTICULAR  DISEASE  OR
 CONDITION; AND
   (2)  COVERAGE  FOR  SERVICES  OF  SPECIFIC  PROVIDERS  OF  HEALTH CARE
 SERVICES.
   (B) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A COMMISSION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, TO  BE
 KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK HEALTH BENEFIT AND COST COMMISSION" CONSISTING OF
 THIRTEEN  MEMBERS  TO  BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: THREE TO BE APPOINTED BY
 THE GOVERNOR, THREE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE,  THREE  TO  BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND ONE
 EACH TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE ASSEM-
 BLY. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, OR THEIR  DESIG-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02894-01-9
              

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