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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 1186 - L.D. 1856
Resolve, to Study the Establishment of a Public Option Health Benefit Plan
Sec. 1.
Resolved: That, when conducting the study required by Public Law 2021, chapter 518,
the Office of Affordable Health Care shall prioritize consideration of the creation of a
public option health benefit plan that takes the form of either a buy-in to the MaineCare
program or a fully publicly administered plan that may be eligible for advanced premium
tax credits through the Maine Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 5403. The office shall also consider other models to
address the availability and affordability of health coverage in the State and ways that the
State may leverage available federal-state innovation waivers to improve affordability for
consumers. Notwithstanding Public Law 2021, chapter 518, the office shall submit a report
that prioritizes the consideration of a public option health benefit plan and other models as
described in this resolve to the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance
and Financial Services no later than January 31, 2024. The committee may submit
legislation in response to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
The office shall submit a report fulfilling the remaining requirements in Public Law 2021,
chapter 518 no later than January 31, 2025.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE
JUNE 28, 2023
CHAPTER
87
RESOLVES