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