Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposal of health insurance initiative was really unanimously approved by a House subcommittee yesterday after being amended with a six-year sunset provision.The "Cover Tennessee" proposal is aimed at reducing the state's uninsured population of more than 600,000 adults and 150,000 children.
Those who sign up for the adult health insurance plan would share the cost of premiums with the state, while the businesses would be given the option of contributing. Individuals could maintain their own health insurance while moving from job to job.
The amendment brought in the House Commerce industrial impact subcommittee would allow lawmakers to evaluate the program for about every six years."I think that legislators are in the mood where we really want to be careful what we do," said Rep. Mark Maddox, D-Dresden, and a co-sponsor
He said lawmakers don't want a repeat of TennCare, the state's expanded - and expensive - Medicaid program covering 1.2 million residents. Escalating costs at TennCare last year led the governor to cut 191,000 adults and reduce benefits for thousands of others last year.
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@ 4:05 AM
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