Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00444 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 444
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2765
 *02765*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 444 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2765

*02765*

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH 

Introduced by:

SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE HEALTH CARE CABINET TO STUDY ESTABLISHING A HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH TARGET AND REPORT ON TOTAL STATE-WIDE HEALTH CARE SPENDING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-725 of the general statutes be amended to require the Health Care Cabinet to study methods of establishing a health care cost growth target and to monitor and report on total state-wide health care spending.

Statement of Purpose: 

To lower the cost and improve the quality of health care in the state.