HM 92 — HEALTH SECURITY PLAN ANALYSIS

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 92REQUESTING 54THTHE LEGISLATURELEGISLATIVE -FINANCE STATECOMMITTEE TO CONDUCT A FISCAL ANALYSIS OF NEWA MEXICOHEALTH -SECURITY FIRSTPLAN SESSION,AND 2019REPORT INTRODUCEDITS BYFINDINGS RobertoTO "Bobby"THE J.LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.

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16and WHEREAS, whilerising the number of uninsured residents in New e t 17 Mexico has decreased, they are still experiencing increases in w l n d 18 health care premiums,costs highadversely deductibles,affect risingstate out-of-pocketand =local =government 19budgets, aas lwell expensesas andfamily increasedbudgets; pharmaceutical drug costs;

and iWHEREAS, auncertainty eregarding rhealth 20insurance WHEREAS,coverage risingat healththe carefederal costslevel adverselycompels affectstates stateto aexplore tinnovative mopportunities mand 21solutions andto localprovide governmentgreater budgets,access asto wellaffordable ashigh-quality familyhealth budgets;coverage to their residents;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, uncertaintystudies regardingcompleted healthin insurance1994 coverageand c2007 eby sindependent kpolicy 23research atfirms examined the federalpossible levelbenefits compelsof statescovering tomost exploreor innovativeall eresidents aunder none b 24 opportunities and solutions to provide greater access to u [ affordable high-quality health coveragerisk topool; their residents;

and .214974.2 WHEREAS, studiesthis completedapproach could result in 1994greater andeconomies 2007of byscale, independentsubstantially policycontain researchcosts, firmsreduce examinedadministrative thecomplexity possibleand benefitsuncompensated ofcare coveringand mostcreate ora allmore residentsstable underHM one92 health riskcare pool;system that benefits all New Mexico residents;

Page 1 and WHEREAS, thisthe approachprovisions couldof resultHouse inBill greater295 economiesand Senate Bill 279, introduced during the first session of scale,the substantiallyfifty- containfourth costs,legislature, reduceoutline administrativean 6innovative complexityhealth andsecurity uncompensatedplan carebased andon createdecades aof moreefforts stableto provide for statewide comprehensive health care systemcoverage thatregardless benefitsof allage, Newemployment Mexicoor residents;health status;

and WHEREAS, the provisions of House Bill 295 and Senate Bill 279, introduced during the first session of the fifty-fourth legislature, outline an innovative health security plan based on decades of efforts to provide for statewide comprehensive 12 health care coverage regardless of age, employment or health status;

and WHEREAS, over the last several years, legislation has been e e 17 sponsored to enact a health security plan;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, proposals for a health security plan have been = = l ] 19 developed over many years with input from diverse sectors from a l r i 20 all over the state;

and t e a t WHEREAS, over the years, one hundred seventy New Mexico m m 21 e d organizations and thirty-five cities and counties representing r e 22 c e r c 23 a broad bipartisan cross-section of New Mexicans from all parts e a n b 24 of the state have endorsed the creation of a health security u [ plan;

and .214974.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, before creating a health security plan, a thorough fiscal analysis is needed to determine its fiscal viability;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative 6 finance committee be requested to work with HM 92 Page 2 contractors or consultants as needed to conduct a fiscal analysis of the health security plan as provided for in House HM 92 Page 3 Bill 295 and Senate Bill 279 of the first session of the fifty-fourth legislature;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of superintendent 12 of insurance, the human services department, the department of health and other state agencies and commissions;

and e e 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative finance e e n d 18 committee be requested to ensure that the collection of the = = l ] 19 data needed to conduct its fiscal analysis be coordinated with a l r i 20 the human services department and other agencies and t e a t commissions to prevent duplication of effort;

and m m 21 e d BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative finance r e 22 c e r c 23 committee be requested to report the results of its analysis to e a n b 24 the legislative health and human services committee no later u [ than July 31, 2021;

and .214974.2 - 3 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the co-chairs of the New Mexico legislative council, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chair and vice chair of the legislative finance committee, the superintendent of insurance, the secretary of human services, 6 the secretary of health and the board of directors of the New Mexico health insurance exchange.

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