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| The Senate Committee on State Affairs will hold an interim hearing on |
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| Wednesday, March 26th at 9:00 a.m. in room E1.012 of the Capitol |
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| The Committee will hear invited and public testimony on issues relating to |
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| Charge #2: Study and make recommendations for reducing the number of |
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| uninsured Texans, focusing on the following: |
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| Options to increase access to private health insurance, including 3 Share |
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| programs, employer sponsored plans and portable, individual insurance; |
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| Incentives for encouraging counties and local governments to participate |
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| in private health insurance cost sharing for their respective residents; |
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| Options to reduce the health care premiums, including creation of special |
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| plans with increased deductibles and catastrophic coverage; |
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| Implementation and possible expansion of health services districts; |
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| Other state programs for increasing market-based coverage of the |
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| uninsured, including costs and effectiveness; |
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| Options that will increase consumer choice and personal responsibility; |
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| and Analysis of state and federal regulations that contribute to higher |
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| The Committee will also hear invited and public testimony on Charge #3: |
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| Study and make recommendations relating to the Texas Health Insurance Risk |
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| Pool, including the current eligibility for coverage requirements, the |
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| economic profiles of participants and former participants, the |
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| affordability of the insurance products' premiums and deductibles, and the |
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| public's awareness of the Pool. |
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