Tag: Health and Human Services Task Force
Tag: Health and Human Services Task Force (page 3)
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Consumer Compensation Fund Act
Consumer Compensation Fund Act Summary The civil justice section of The 1987-88 Source Book addresses the acute shortage of adequate liability insurance and the powerful need for state…
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Health Savings Account Act
Health Savings Account Act Summary A bill to permit the establishment and maintenance of health savings accounts; to provide penalties and remedies; to exempt contributions from taxation; and…
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Statement of Principles on Health IT
1. Health information technology (IT) is rapidly evolving and advancing toward its goal of improving quality of care, enhancing efficiency, and reducing costs. 2. To be effective, health IT systems…
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Health Care Tax Relief Equity Act
Model Policy Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Health Care Tax Relief and Equity Act.” Section 2. Persons filing state income tax returns shall be permitted to…
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Medical Treatment Decision Act
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Medical Treatment Decision Act.” Section 2. Findings. The legislature finds that a competent…
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Resolution on Prescribing Data
WHEREAS, The American Medical Association (AMA) maintains a Physician Masterfile that includes current and historical data on individual physicians (whether or not the physicians are members of the AMA), but…
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Discount Medical Plan Organization Model Act
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Discount Medical Plan Organization Act.” Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the “Discount Medical Plan Organization Act” is to…
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Welfare System Integrity Act
Model Policy Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Welfare System Integrity Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A) As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:…
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Health Care Choice Act for States
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Care Choice Act for States.” Section 2. General Provisions. (A) The {insert state legislative body} recognizes…
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Resolution on Expanding Access to Health Insurance
WHEREAS, {insert state legislative body here} finds that access to health insurance is important to its citizens; and WHEREAS, {insert state legislative body here} finds that the citizens of {insert…
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Prior Authorization Resolution
Prior Authorization Resolution Summary This resolution was developed by the Health Care Task Force for state legislators to show support for open access to pharmaceuticals as an effective…
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Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls
WHEREAS, the current US health insurance industry is tied to the U.S. tax code by the percentage of tax deductibility for health insurance contributions whereby employers receive 100% tax deductibility…
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Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act
Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act.” Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act” is…
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Emergency Care Immunity Act
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Care Immunity Act.” Section 2. (A) Any person who, in good faith, renders emergency care of assistance, without compensation,…
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Out-Of-State Charity Care Act
Out-Of-State Charity Care Act Summary and Background This Act permits out-of-state health care professionals to provide charity care at free medical clinics. The health care professionals must be…