PRINTER'S NO. 30
No. 29 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MANN, BELFANTI, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BOYD, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN, COSTA, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY,
DePASQUALE, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST,
GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARPER, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KING, KOTIK,
LONGIETTI, MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MELIO,
MUNDY, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PETRONE, PICKETT,
PRESTON, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCAVELLO,
SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STEIL, STURLA,
SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND
ROSS, JANUARY 30, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JANUARY 30, 2007
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
1 WHEREAS, It is estimated that approximately two-thirds of the
2 uninsured are employed or dependents of employed persons, and
3 the percentage of people without employment-based health
4 insurance is climbing; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
6 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to investigate and
7 report on the advantages and disadvantages of allowing small
8 businesses to buy coverage for employees through the adult basic
9 coverage insurance program; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
11 report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
12 no later than February 29, 2008.
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