SB417: relative to national health care reform and Medicaid.

SB 417 – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

10-2734

01/09

SENATE BILL 417

AN ACT relative to national health care reform and Medicaid.

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Boutin, Merr 9; Rep. Wendelboe, Belk 1; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Packard, Rock 3

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the expansion of the Medicaid program if Congress passes a national health insurance plan unless the expansion is approved by the general court or is paid for by the federal government.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2734

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to national health care reform and Medicaid.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Expansion of Medicaid Prohibited. Amend RSA 167 by inserting after section 34 the following new section:

167:34-a Expansion of Medicaid Prohibited. If a national health insurance plan is enacted into law by the federal government, New Hampshire shall not expand its Medicaid program unless the expansion is approved by the general court or the federal government pays for such expansion.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.