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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING PU BLIC OPTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE IN
20	20	CONNECTICUT.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) For the purposes of this 1
25	25	section and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act: 2
26	26	(1) "Account" means the ConnectHealth Trust Account established 3
27	27	under section 4 of this act. 4
28	28	(2) "Advisory council" means the ConnectHealth Advisory Council 5
29	29	established under section 3 of this act. 6
30	30	(3) "Affordable Care Act" means the Patient Protection and 7
31	31	Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and 8
32	32	Education Reconciliation Act, P.L. 111-152, as both may be amended 9
33	33	from time to time, and regulations adopted thereunder. 10
34	34	(4) "ConnectHealth Plan" means the health benefit plan designed and 11
35	35	made available to individuals in this state as part of the program. 12
36	36	(5) "Essential health benefits" means benefits that are essential health 13 Raised Bill No. 346
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42	42	benefits within the meaning of (A) the Affordable Care Act, or (B) 14
43	43	section 38a-492q or 38a-518q of the general statutes. 15
44	44	(6) "Exchange" means the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange 16
45	45	established under section 38a-1081 of the general statutes. 17
46	46	(7) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as provided in section 18
47	47	38a-1080 of the general statutes. 19
48	48	(8) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 20
49	49	1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 21
50	50	United States, as amended from time to time. 22
51	51	(9) "Medical loss ratio" means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of 23
52	52	incurred claims to earned premiums for the prior calendar year for the 24
53	53	ConnectHealth Plan, provided, for purposes of this subdivision, claims 25
54	54	shall be limited to medical expenses for services and supplies provided 26
55	55	to enrollees in the ConnectHealth Plan and shall not include expenses 27
56	56	for stop-loss coverage, reinsurance, enrollee educational programs or 28
57	57	other cost containment programs or features. 29
58	58	(10) "Program" means the ConnectHealth Program established by the 30
59	59	Comptroller pursuant to section 2 of this act. 31
60	60	(11) "Qualified health plan" has the same meaning as provided in 32
61	61	section 38a-1080 of the general statutes. 33
62	62	(12) "Third-party administrator" has the same meaning as provided 34
63	63	in section 38a-720 of the general statutes. 35
64	64	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) The Comptroller shall, within 36
65	65	available appropriations and in consultation with the advisory council 37
66	66	and the Office of Health Strategy, establish a program to be known as 38
67	67	the "ConnectHealth Program". The purpose of the program shall be to 39
68	68	offer high-quality, low-cost health insurance coverage to enrollees in 40
69	69	this state under a ConnectHealth Plan. Under the program, the 41
70	70	Comptroller, in consultation with the advisory council and the Office of 42
71	71	Health Strategy, shall: 43 Raised Bill No. 346
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77	77	(1) Establish enrollment criteria for the ConnectHealth Plan; 44
78	78	(2) Design and offer the ConnectHealth Plan, which shall, at a 45
79	79	minimum: (A) Be made available to prospective enrollees in this state 46
80	80	not later than January 1, 2022; (B) provide coverage for essential health 47
81	81	benefits; (C) provide a level of covered benefits that meets or exceeds 48
82	82	the level of covered benefits provided under qualified health plans; (D) 49
83	83	impose premiums, deductibles and enrollee cost-sharing in amounts 50
84	84	that do not exceed the amounts imposed under qualified health plans; 51
85	85	(E) include an affordability scale for premiums, deductibles and enrollee 52
86	86	cost-sharing that varies according to an enrollee's household income; 53
87	87	and (F) have a medical loss ratio of not less than ninety per cent; 54
88	88	(3) Determine whether to offer the ConnectHealth Plan through the 55
89	89	exchange as a qualified health plan; 56
90	90	(4) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section: (A) 57
91	91	Establish a schedule of payments and reimbursement rates for the 58
92	92	ConnectHealth Plan; (B) provide, within available appropriations, state-59
93	93	financed cost-sharing subsidies to enrollees in the ConnectHealth Plan 60
94	94	who do not qualify for cost-sharing subsidies under the Affordable Care 61
95	95	Act; and (C) seek a waiver from the United States Department of the 62
96	96	Treasury or the United States Department of Health and Human 63
97	97	Services, as applicable, pursuant to Section 1332 of the Affordable Care 64
98	98	Act; 65
99	99	(5) Use any data submitted to the all-payer claims database program 66
100	100	established under section 19a-755a of the general statutes to evaluate, 67
101	101	on an ongoing basis, the impact of the ConnectHealth Plan on: (A) 68
102	102	Individuals in this state; (B) health care providers and health care 69
103	103	facilities in this state; and (C) the individual and group health insurance 70
104	104	markets in this state; and 71
105	105	(6) Implement a competitive process to select, and enter into a 72
106	106	contract with, one or more third-party administrators to administer the 73
107	107	ConnectHealth Plan, and permit such third-party administrator or 74
108	108	third-party administrators to directly receive individual premiums and 75 Raised Bill No. 346
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114	114	federal premium tax credits in accordance with all applicable provisions 76
115	115	of the Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Code. 77
116	116	(b) The Comptroller may, in the Comptroller's discretion and within 78
117	117	available appropriations, engage the services of such third-party 79
118	118	actuaries, professionals and specialists that the Comptroller deems 80
119	119	necessary to assist the Comptroller in performing the Comptroller's 81
120	120	duties under subsection (a) of this section. 82
121	121	(c) (1) Not later than March 1, 2021, the Comptroller, in consultation 83
122	122	with the advisory council and the Office of Health Strategy, shall 84
123	123	submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 85
124	124	statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 86
125	125	having cognizance of matters relating to insurance: 87
126	126	(A) A plan to make the ConnectHealth Plan available to prospective 88
127	127	enrollees in this state not later than January 1, 2022; 89
128	128	(B) Strategies to ensure that health care providers and health care 90
129	129	facilities in this state participate in the ConnectHealth Plan; 91
130	130	(C) An analysis of the likely impact of the ConnectHealth Plan on the 92
131	131	individual and group health insurance markets in this state; 93
132	132	(D) A proposed schedule of the initial payments and reimbursement 94
133	133	rates for the ConnectHealth Plan; 95
134	134	(E) A proposal to implement state-financed cost-sharing subsidies for 96
135	135	enrollees in the ConnectHealth Plan who do not qualify for cost-sharing 97
136	136	subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, which proposal shall include, 98
137	137	but need not be limited to, (i) eligibility criteria for enrollees to receive 99
138	138	such subsidies, (ii) the recommended amount or amounts of such 100
139	139	subsidies, and (iii) a plan to administer and disburse such subsidies; and 101
140	140	(F) A proposed application for a waiver from the United States 102
141	141	Department of the Treasury or the United States Department of Health 103
142	142	and Human Services, as applicable, pursuant to Section 1332 of the 104
143	143	Affordable Care Act. 105 Raised Bill No. 346
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149	149	(2) If the committee does not act within sixty days after receiving a 106
150	150	submittal under subdivision (1) of this subsection, each proposal 107
151	151	described in subparagraphs (D) to (F), inclusive, of said subdivision 108
152	152	shall be deemed to be denied by the committee. 109
153	153	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) (1) There is established the 110
154	154	ConnectHealth Advisory Council. The council shall consist of ten 111
155	155	members, as follows: 112
156	156	(A) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 113
157	157	one of whom shall represent the interests of hospitals in this state and 114
158	158	one of whom shall represent the interests of community-based health 115
159	159	care providers in this state; 116
160	160	(B) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 117
161	161	whom shall represent the interests of consumers in this state and one of 118
162	162	whom shall represent the interests of nurses practicing in this state; 119
163	163	(C) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 120
164	164	Representatives, who shall represent the interests of patients in this 121
165	165	state; 122
166	166	(D) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall 123
167	167	have expertise in health policy; 124
168	168	(E) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 125
169	169	Representatives, one of whom shall represent the interests of health 126
170	170	insurers offering individual health insurance policies in this state and 127
171	171	one of whom shall represent the interests of physicians practicing in this 128
172	172	state; and 129
173	173	(F) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom 130
174	174	shall represent the interests of health insurers offering small group 131
175	175	health insurance policies in this state and one of whom shall represent 132
176	176	the interests of insurance producers licensed in this state. 133
177	177	(2) The members of the advisory council shall select a chairperson 134
178	178	from the membership of the advisory council, and the advisory council 135 Raised Bill No. 346
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184	184	may establish rules governing the advisory council's internal 136
185	185	procedures. 137
186	186	(3) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, Secretary of the 138
187	187	Office of Policy and Management, Insurance Commissioner and 139
188	188	Commissioner of Social Services shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting 140
189	189	members of the advisory council. 141
190	190	(b) Initial appointments to the advisory council shall be made on or 142
191	191	before October 1, 2020. If an appointing authority fails to appoint an 143
192	192	advisory council member on or before October 1, 2020, the president pro 144
193	193	tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives 145
194	194	shall jointly appoint an advisory council member who meets the 146
195	195	required specifications on behalf of such appointing authority and such 147
196	196	advisory council member shall serve for the duration of the initial term 148
197	197	for such advisory council member. The presence of not less than six 149
198	198	advisory council members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 150
199	199	of business. The initial term for advisory council members appointed by 151
200	200	the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority 152
201	201	leader of the Senate shall be three years. The initial term for advisory 153
202	202	council members appointed by the majority leader of the House of 154
203	203	Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate shall be four years. 155
204	204	The initial term for the advisory council members appointed by the 156
205	205	speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore 157
206	206	of the Senate shall be five years. Terms pursuant to this subsection shall 158
207	207	expire on June thirtieth in accordance with the provisions of this 159
208	208	subsection. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority for 160
209	209	the balance of the unexpired term. Not later than thirty days prior to the 161
210	210	expiration of a term as provided for in this subsection, the appointing 162
211	211	authority may reappoint the current advisory council member or shall 163
212	212	appoint a new member to the advisory council. Other than an initial 164
213	213	term, an advisory council member shall serve for a term of five years 165
214	214	and until a successor advisory council member is appointed. Each 166
215	215	member of the advisory council shall be eligible for reappointment. Any 167
216	216	member of the advisory council may be removed by the appropriate 168
217	217	appointing authority for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of 169 Raised Bill No. 346
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223	223	duty. 170
224	224	(c) The advisory council shall advise the Comptroller and the Office 171
225	225	of Health Strategy on matters concerning the program and the 172
226	226	ConnectHealth Plan, including, but not limited to: 173
227	227	(1) Implementation of the ConnectHealth Plan; 174
228	228	(2) Affordability of the ConnectHealth Plan; 175
229	229	(3) Marketing of the ConnectHealth Plan to prospective enrollees; 176
230	230	(4) Outreach to prospective enrollees and enrollees in the 177
231	231	ConnectHealth Plan; and 178
232	232	(5) Periodic evaluations of the ConnectHealth Plan. 179
233	233	(d) The advisory council shall not be construed to be a department, 180
234	234	institution or agency of this state. The staff of the joint standing 181
235	235	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 182
236	236	relating to insurance shall provide administrative support to the 183
237	237	advisory council. 184
238	238	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) There is established an account 185
239	239	to be known as the "ConnectHealth Trust Account", which shall be a 186
240	240	separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 187
241	241	shall contain all moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 188
242	242	Investment earnings from any moneys in the account shall be credited 189
243	243	to the account and shall become part of the assets of the account. Any 190
244	244	balance remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall be 191
245	245	carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next succeeding. The 192
246	246	moneys in the account shall be allocated to the Comptroller for the 193
247	247	purposes of lowering the cost of the ConnectHealth Plan and providing 194
248	248	state-financed cost-sharing subsidies to enrollees in such plan who do 195
249	249	not qualify for cost-sharing subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. 196
250	250	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) The Comptroller may adopt 197
251	251	regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 198 Raised Bill No. 346
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257	257	implement the provisions of sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act. 199
258	258	Sec. 6. Section 3-123rrr of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 200
259	259	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 201
260	260	1, 2020): 202
261	261	As used in this section, section 7 of this act and sections 3-123sss to 3-203
262	262	123vvv, inclusive, as amended by this act, and section 3-123xxx: 204
263	263	(1) "Health Care Cost Containment Committee" means the committee 205
264	264	established in accordance with the ratified agreement between the state 206
265	265	and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition pursuant to 207
266	266	subsection (f) of section 5-278. 208
267	267	(2) "Health enhancement program" means the program established in 209
268	268	accordance with the provisions of the Revised State Employees 210
269	269	Bargaining Agent Coalition agreement, approved by the General 211
270	270	Assembly on August 22, 2011, for state employees, as amended by 212
271	271	stipulated agreements. 213
272	272	(3) "Multiemployer plan" has the same meaning as provided in 214
273	273	Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as 215
274	274	amended from time to time; 216
275	275	[(2)] (4) "Nonstate public employee" means any employee or elected 217
276	276	officer of a nonstate public employer. 218
277	277	[(3)] (5) "Nonstate public employer" means a municipality or other 219
278	278	political subdivision of the state, including a board of education, quasi-220
279	279	public agency or public library. A municipality and a board of education 221
280	280	may be considered separate employers. 222
281	281	(6) "Nonprofit employer" means a nonprofit, nonstock corporation, 223
282	282	other than a nonstate public employer, that employs at least one 224
283	283	employee on the first day that such employer receives coverage under a 225
284	284	group hospitalization, medical, pharmacy and surgical insurance plan 226
285	285	offered by the Comptroller pursuant to this part. 227 Raised Bill No. 346
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291	291	(7) "Small employer" means an employer, other than a nonstate public 228
292	292	employer, that employed an average of at least one but not more than 229
293	293	fifty employees on business days during the preceding calendar year, 230
294	294	and employs at least one employee on the first day that such employer 231
295	295	receives coverage under a group hospitalization, medical, pharmacy 232
296	296	and surgical insurance plan offered by the Comptroller pursuant to this 233
297	297	part. 234
298	298	[(4)] (8) "State employee plan" means the group hospitalization, 235
299	299	medical, pharmacy and surgical insurance plan offered to state 236
300	300	employees and retirees pursuant to section 5-259. 237
301	301	[(5) "Health enhancement program" means the program established 238
302	302	in accordance with the provisions of the Revised State Employees 239
303	303	Bargaining Agent Coalition agreement, approved by the General 240
304	304	Assembly on August 22, 2011, for state employees, as may be amended 241
305	305	by stipulated agreements.] 242
306	306	[(6)] (9) "Value-based insurance design" means health benefit designs 243
307	307	that lower or remove financial barriers to essential, high-value clinical 244
308	308	services. 245
309	309	[(7) "Health care coverage type" means the type of health care 246
310	310	coverage offered by nonstate public employers, including, but not 247
311	311	limited to, coverage for a nonstate public employee, nonstate public 248
312	312	employee plus spouse and nonstate public employee plus family.] 249
313	313	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) (1) Notwithstanding any 250
314	314	provision of title 38a of the general statutes, the Comptroller shall offer 251
315	315	to plan participants and beneficiaries in this state under a 252
316	316	multiemployer plan, nonprofit employers and their employees and 253
317	317	small employers and their employees coverage under the state 254
318	318	employee plan or another group hospitalization, medical, pharmacy 255
319	319	and surgical insurance plan developed by the Comptroller to provide 256
320	320	coverage for plan participants and beneficiaries in this state under a 257
321	321	multiemployer plan, nonprofit employers and their employees and 258
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328	328	beneficiaries in this state under a multiemployer plan, nonprofit 260
329	329	employers and their employees and small employers and their 261
330	330	employees receiving coverage provided pursuant to this section shall be 262
331	331	pooled with state employees and retirees under the state employee plan, 263
332	332	provided the administrator of the multiemployer plan, the nonprofit 264
333	333	employer or the small employer files an application with the 265
334	334	Comptroller for coverage pursuant to this section and the Comptroller 266
335	335	approves such application. The administrators of multiemployer plans, 267
336	336	nonprofit employers or small employers shall remit to the Comptroller 268
337	337	payments for coverage provided pursuant to this section. Such 269
338	338	payments shall be equal to the payments paid by the state for state 270
339	339	employees covered under the state employee plan, inclusive of any 271
340	340	premiums paid by state employees pursuant to the state employee plan, 272
341	341	except that premium payments may be adjusted to reflect the cost of 273
342	342	health care in the geographic area in which the majority of a 274
343	343	multiemployer plan's plan participants and beneficiaries, a nonprofit 275
344	344	employer's employees or a small employer's employees work, 276
345	345	differences from the benefits and networks provided to state employees, 277
346	346	the demographic makeup of the multiemployer plan's plan participants 278
347	347	and beneficiaries, nonprofit employer's employees or small employer's 279
348	348	employees or as otherwise provided in this section. The Comptroller 280
349	349	shall phase in the geographic adjustment established in this subsection 281
350	350	over a two-year period for existing participants. Beginning on July 1, 282
351	351	2021, the Comptroller may charge each multiemployer plan, nonprofit 283
352	352	employer and small employer participating in the state employee plan 284
353	353	an administrative fee calculated on a per member, per month basis. 285
354	354	(2) Any group hospitalization, medical, pharmacy and surgical 286
355	355	insurance plan developed by the Comptroller pursuant to subdivision 287
356	356	(1) of this subsection shall (A) include the health enhancement program, 288
357	357	(B) be consistent with value-based insurance design principles, and (C) 289
358	358	be approved by the Health Care Cost Containment Committee prior to 290
359	359	being offered to small employers and their employees. 291
360	360	(b) The Comptroller shall offer participation in each plan described 292
361	361	in subsection (a) of this section for intervals lasting not less than three 293 Raised Bill No. 346
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367	367	years. The administrator of the multiemployer plan, nonprofit employer 294
368	368	or small employer may apply for renewal of coverage prior to expiration 295
369	369	of each interval. 296
370	370	(c) The Comptroller shall develop procedures by which 297
371	371	administrators of multiemployer plans, nonprofit employers and small 298
372	372	employers may initially apply for, renew and withdraw from coverage 299
373	373	provided pursuant to this section, as well as rules of participation that 300
374	374	the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's discretion, deems necessary. 301
375	375	(d) The Comptroller shall establish accounting procedures to track 302
376	376	claims and premium payments paid by multiemployer plans, nonprofit 303
377	377	employers and small employers receiving coverage provided pursuant 304
378	378	to this section. 305
379	379	Sec. 8. Section 3-123vvv of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 306
380	380	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 307
381	381	1, 2020): 308
382	382	The Comptroller shall not offer coverage under the state employee 309
383	383	plan pursuant to sections 3-123rrr to 3-123uuu, inclusive, as amended 310
384	384	by this act, or section 7 of this act until the State Employees' Bargaining 311
385	385	Agent Coalition has provided its consent to the clerks of both houses of 312
386	386	the General Assembly to incorporate the terms of sections 3-123rrr to 3-313
387	387	123uuu, inclusive, as amended by this act, and section 7 of this act into 314
388	388	its collective bargaining agreement. 315
389	389	Sec. 9. Section 17b-282b of the general statutes is repealed and the 316
390	390	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 317
391	391	(a) Not later than July 1, 2004, and prior to the implementation of a 318
392	392	state-wide dental plan that provides for the administration of the dental 319
393	393	services portion of the department's medical assistance, the 320
394	394	Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the federal waiver 321
395	395	approved pursuant to Section 1915(b) of the Social Security Act. Such 322
396	396	waiver amendment shall be submitted to the joint standing committees 323
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403	403	human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies in 325
404	404	accordance with the provisions of section 17b-8. 326
405	405	(b) (1) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Social Services 327
406	406	shall seek to amend the federal waiver described in subsection (a) of this 328
407	407	section to provide the state-wide dental plan, which provides for the 329
408	408	administration of the dental services portion of the department's 330
409	409	medical assistance, to: 331
410	410	(A) Enable each individual in this state who is insured under an 332
411	411	individual health insurance policy or a group health insurance policy 333
412	412	for a small employer, as defined in section 3-123rrr, as amended by this 334
413	413	act, or a nonprofit employer, as defined in section 3-123rrr or who is a 335
414	414	plan participant or beneficiary in this state under a multiemployer plan, 336
415	415	as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 337
416	416	of 1974, as amended from time to time, to receive coverage for the dental 338
417	417	services portion of such medical assistance; and 339
418	418	(B) Enable the Commissioner of Social Services to prescribe premium 340
419	419	and underwriting standards for the dental services portion of such 341
420	420	medical assistance for individuals described in subparagraph (A) of this 342
421	421	subdivision. 343
422	422	(2) Such waiver amendment shall be submitted to the joint standing 344
423	423	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 345
424	424	relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state 346
425	425	agencies in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-8. 347
426	426	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
427	427	sections:
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429	429	Section 1 July 1, 2020 New section
430	430	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 New section
431	431	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 New section
432	432	Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 New section
433	433	Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 New section
434	434	Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 3-123rrr
435	435	Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 New section Raised Bill No. 346
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441	441	Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 3-123vvv
442	442	Sec. 9 from passage 17b-282b
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444	444	Statement of Purpose:
445	445	To: (1) Establish the ConnectHealth Program, the ConnectHealth Trust
446	446	Account and the ConnectHealth Advisory Board; (2) require the
447	447	Comptroller, in consultation with the ConnectHealth Advisory Board
448	448	and the Office of Health Strategy, to establish the ConnectHealth Plan;
449	449	(3) authorize the Comptroller to offer coverage to plan participants and
450	450	beneficiaries in this state under a multiemployer plan, nonprofit
451	451	employers and their employees, and small employers and their
452	452	employees; and (4) require the Commissioner of Social Services to seek
453	453	to amend the federal waiver for the state-wide dental plan that provides
454	454	for the administration of the dental services portion of the department's
455	455	medical assistance to expand coverage to include additional individuals
456	456	in this state.
457	457	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
458	458	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
459	459	underlined.]
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