2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 171
BY SENATOR RISER
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the legislative auditor to 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 administered by a third-party administrator.
WHEREAS, currently the state of Louisiana offers to its employees a self-insured
health plan whereby the claims are paid by a third-party administrator but the risk for
sickness and catastrophic illness is assumed by taxpayers of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, a traditional, fully insured private health insurance plan would allow
the state and state employees to pay premiums to a private insurance company and the
private insurance company would assume the risk and coverage for catastrophic illnesses;
and
WHEREAS, the Senate would be well served to know whether changing from the
current self-insured health plan administered by a third-party administrator to a traditional
fully insured private health insurance plan for state employees offering the same benefits
would create a savings for the taxpayers and state workers who pay health insurance
premiums.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the legislative auditor to 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 administered by a third-party administrator.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
legislative auditor.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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