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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 752 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5340 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2021 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 752 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist. |
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| 16 | 16 | | REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. |
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| 23 | 23 | | AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE |
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| 24 | 24 | | PROGRAM IN CONNECTICUT. |
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| 25 | 25 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 26 | 26 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 28 | 28 | | That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Establish (A) a self-1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | insured single payer health care program for this state which shall, 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | among other things, (i) operate on a fee-for-service basis with individual 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | health care providers, and utilize global budgets for hospitals and long-4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | term care facilities, negotiated on the basis of need, (ii) expand access to 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | all residents of this state and coverage for health care benefits including, 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | but not limited to, dental, vision, hearing, hearing aid, durable medical 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | equipment, reproductive health care, long-term care and prescription 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | drug benefits as well as benefits for all other medically indicated health 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | care, (iii) be funded through taxation in lieu of premiums, (iv) not 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | impose any coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | expense for a covered benefit provided to an enrollee, (v) use a broad 12 Proposed Bill No. 5340 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LCO No. 752 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | provider network, (vi) not utilize balance billing, (vii) expand the 13 |
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| 45 | 45 | | negotiating pool of insureds for all residents of this state, (viii) include 14 |
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| 46 | 46 | | a vehicle to analyze the true costs to, and savings generated for, 15 |
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| 47 | 47 | | residents of this state, (ix) provide channels to contain health care costs 16 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and increase accountability and oversight, (x) prioritize preventative 17 |
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| 49 | 49 | | health care access, early intervention, reducing costs and improving 18 |
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| 50 | 50 | | health outcomes and investment in this state's business environment, 19 |
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| 51 | 51 | | and (xi) support transitions by this state's displaced insurance 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | workforce, and (B) various agencies and entities to oversee this state's 21 |
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| 53 | 53 | | single payer health care program; and (2) request a waiver from the 22 |
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| 54 | 54 | | federal government pursuant to Section 1332 of the Patient Protection 23 |
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| 55 | 55 | | and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended from time to time. 24 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 57 | 57 | | To: (1) Establish (A) a self-insured single payer health care program for |
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| 58 | 58 | | this state, and (B) various agencies and entities to oversee this state's |
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| 59 | 59 | | single payer health care program; and (2) request a waiver from the |
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| 60 | 60 | | federal government pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable |
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| 61 | 61 | | Care Act. |
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