Title 33, Chapter 24, Section 64
( 33-24-64)
The report required under Code Section 33-24-63 for assessing the impact of a health insurance benefit bill shall address the financial impact of such legislation by obtaining, at the minimum and to the extent that the information is available, the following: (1) To what extent will the benefit increase or decrease the cost
of the treatment or service; (2) To what extent will the benefit increase the appropriate uses
of the treatment or service; (3) To what extent will the benefit be a substitute for a more
expensive treatment or service; (4) To what extent will the benefit increase or decrease the
administrative expense of insurers or premium of the
policyholders; and (5) The impact of this coverage on the total cost of insurance
premiums or health care to health insurance policyholders,
including the impact of all indirect costs, which are costs other
than premiums and administrative costs, on the question of benefit
costs and benefits of coverage. |