PRINTER'S NO. 2676
No. 425 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY MANN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
CURRY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN,
GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, M. KELLER, LEACH, LEVDANSKY,
MACKERETH, MANDERINO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR,
PETRARCA, PETRONE, PISTELLA, RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROSS,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, SURRA,
TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ AND YUDICHAK, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
2 investigate and report on the advantages and disadvantages of
3 allowing small businesses to buy coverage for employees
4 through the adult basic coverage insurance program.
5 WHEREAS, Employees of small businesses and their dependents
6 in this Commonwealth should have access to comprehensive primary
7 health insurance coverage; and
8 WHEREAS, Small business employers are much less likely to
9 provide health insurance coverage for employees and their
10 dependents than are larger employers; and
11 WHEREAS, In the present economy, major early retirements,
12 layoffs and other work separations are on the rise; and
13 WHEREAS, Small businesses have extreme difficulty making
14 insurance available to their employees; and
15 WHEREAS, It is estimated that approximately two-thirds of the
1 uninsured are employed or dependents of employed persons, and
2 the percentage of people without employment-based health
3 insurance is climbing; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
5 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to investigate and
6 report on the advantages and disadvantages of allowing small
7 businesses to buy coverage for employees through the adult basic
8 coverage insurance program; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
10 report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
11 no later than November 30, 2006.
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