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Sec. 1. Commission created; charged. Resolved: That the Health Care
Reform Commission, referred to in this resolve as the
"commission," is established to make recommendations concerning
health care reform in the State. The commission shall develop a
statewide health care reform process to facilitate the
comprehensive and systematic evolution of our health care
delivery and financing structure into a cost-effective and
affordable program that increases access to health care services
for the State's citizens within the State's financial abilities.
This process must permit the State to develop its health care
reform within the framework of any potential federal reform
legislation while retaining those elements of the current state
health care delivery and financing structure that are still
appropriate in the new system.

 
1. The commission shall consider reforms to the State's
health care delivery system. In reviewing those reforms, the
commission shall consider whether any options studies meet the
goals of this State for a system of health care for its citizens,
including but not limited to the following:

 
A. Reducing the rate of growth in the cost of health care
services;

 
B. Reducing waste and inefficiency in the administration of
health care services and health insurance;

 
C. Increasing access to primary and preventive health care
services;

 
D. Reducing the number of excessively expensive health care
procedures and eliminating unnecessary and harmful
procedures;

 
E. Promoting cooperation among communities and providers of
health care, eliminating cost-accelerating practices,
coordinating the delivery of care and use of technology and
equipment and increasing quality and cost efficiency;

 
F. Distributing the costs of health care fairly and
equitably;

 
G. Simplifying the health care system for consumers,
businesses and providers; and

 
H. Ensuring accountability in all aspects of the system to
promote public confidence and cost control; and be it
further

 
Sec. 2. Appointment and convening of commission. Resolved: That the
commission consists of the following 15


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