(5) Dirigo Health shall reduce the payment amounts for plan enrollees eligible for a subsidy under section 6912 accordingly. Dirigo Health shall return any payments made by plan enrollees also enrolled in MaineCare to those enrollees.

(6) Dirigo Health shall require participating employers to pass on any subsidy in section 6912 to the plan enrollee qualifying for the subsidy, up to the amount of payments made by the plan enrollee.

(7) Dirigo Health may establish other criteria for participation.

(8) Dirigo Health may limit the number of participating employers.

Sec. B-26. 24-A MRSA §6913, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:

9. Demonstration of offset. As provided in sections 2736-C, 2808-B 2808-C and 2839-B, the claims experience used to determine any filed premiums or rating formula must reasonably reflect, in accordance with accepted actuarial standards, known changes and offsets in payments by the carrier to health care providers in this State, including any reduction or avoidance of bad debt and charity care costs to health care providers in this State as a result of the operation of Dirigo Health and any increased enrollment due to an expansion in MaineCare eligibility occurring after June 30, 2004 as determined by the board consistent with subsection 1.

Sec. B-27. Effective date. This Part takes effect January 1, 2007.

PART C

Sec. C-1. 24-A MRSA §4205, sub-§1, śC, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 503, is amended to read:

C. The furnishing of health care services through providers which that are under contract with or employed by the health