1-1 By: Nelson, Moncrief, Zaffirini S.C.R. No. 60 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 16, 1995; February 16, 1995, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human 1-4 Services; March 16, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable 1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; 1-6 March 16, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.C.R. No. 60 By: Nelson 1-8 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-9 WHEREAS, In its report to the 74th Texas Legislature, the 1-10 Senate Health and Human Services Committee concluded that the 1-11 effectiveness of the Texas Medicaid program could be greatly 1-12 improved by expanding health care coverage generally; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The 71st Texas Legislature authorized but did not 1-14 fund the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool to provide access to 1-15 quality health care at minimum cost to the public, to relieve the 1-16 insurable population of the disruptive cost of sharing coverage, 1-17 and to maximize reliance on strategies of managed care proven by 1-18 the private sector (Article 3.77, Insurance Code); and 1-19 WHEREAS, Along with a health insurance risk pool, the concept 1-20 of a medical savings account is another device that holds promise 1-21 of expanding private health care coverage and thereby easing the 1-22 public burden of Medicaid; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is 1-24 persuaded that these innovations merit further study and attention 1-25 in the context of Medicaid reform; now, therefore, be it 1-26 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 1-27 hereby direct the State Medicaid Office to develop a plan for a 1-28 pilot project that uses Medicaid funds to establish medical savings 1-29 accounts for recipients of acute care services under the state 1-30 Medicaid program and study the feasibility of using Medicaid funds 1-31 for the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool; and, be it further 1-32 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 1-33 copy of this resolution to the State Medicaid Office. 1-34 * * * * *