SLS 17RS-2157 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 171
BY SENATOR RISER
SENATE. Requests the legislative auditor to study the feasibility and possible savings
created if the state were to purchase a traditional, fully insured health insurance plan for state
employees.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the legislative auditor to study the feasibility and possible savings to the
3 taxpayers if the state of Louisiana were to purchase a traditional fully insured private
4 health insurance plan for state employees instead of continuing the current self-
5 insured health plan administered by a third-party administrator.
6 WHEREAS, currently the state of Louisiana offers to its employees a self-insured
7 health plan whereby the claims are paid by a third-party administrator but the risk for
8 sickness and catastrophic illness is assumed by taxpayers of Louisiana; and
9 WHEREAS, a traditional, fully insured private health insurance plan would allow
10 the state and state employees to pay premiums to a private insurance company and the
11 private insurance company would assume the risk and coverage for catastrophic illnesses;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, the Senate would be well served to know whether changing from the
14 current self-insured health plan administered by a third-party administrator to a traditional
15 fully insured private health insurance plan for state employees offering the same benefits
16 would create a savings for the taxpayers and state workers who pay health insurance
17 premiums.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
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SLS 17RS-2157 ORIGINAL
1 does hereby urge and request the legislative auditor to study the feasibility and possible
2 savings to the taxpayers if the state of Louisiana were to purchase a traditional fully insured
3 private health insurance plan for state employees instead of continuing the current
4 self-insured health plan administered by a third-party administrator.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
6 legislative auditor.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SR 171 Original 2017 Regular Session Riser
Requests that the legislative auditor study the feasibility and possible savings to the
taxpayers if the state of Louisiana were to purchase a traditional fully insured private health
insurance plan for state employees instead of continuing the current self-insured health plan
which is administered by a third-party administrator.
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