** REVISION **
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Insurance
SUBCOMMITTEE: Interim Charge 1

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM, Thursday, October 1, 1998

PLACE: E1.010

CHAIR: Rep. Kip Averitt

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Please note time change.

Study the incremental costs of health insurance benefits mandated by th
legislature. Explore ways for the legislature to obtain accurate inform
tion on the costs of mandates proposed by legislation.  Evaluate the
effects, if any, of currently mandated benefits on premium costs, the
market, and access of coverage.

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