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E. One member representing statewide business; |
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| F. One member representing the Maine Quality Forum; |
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| G. Two members representing the Department of | Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Insurance; |
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| H. One member representing the Department of Health and | Human Services; and |
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| I. The chair of the Public Purchasers' Steering Group. |
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| | 3. Duties. The work group shall consider the issues outlined | in subsection 1. The work group may: |
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| A. Hold public hearings to collect information from | individuals, hospitals, health care providers, insurers, | 3rd-party payors, government-sponsored health care programs | and interested organizations; |
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| B. Consult with experts in the fields of health care and | hospitals and public policy; and |
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| C. Examine any other issues to further the purposes of the | study. |
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| | 4. Staff assistance. The Governor's Office of Health Policy | and Finance shall staff the work group. The work group shall | work in cooperation with the Maine Hospital Association and the | Maine Association of Health Plans. The Department of Health and | Human Services and the Maine Health Data Organization shall | provide additional staff support or assistance as needed. |
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| | 5. Report. The work group shall submit a report and any | suggested legislation to the Governor and the joint standing | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and | human services matters and the joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial | services matters no later than November 1, 2006. |
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| | Sec. 8. Review of legislative proposals. During January 2006 the Joint | Standing Committee on Health and Human Services shall review the | legislative proposals contained in Legislative Document 1673 from the | 122nd Legislature that were not enacted during 2005. The committee is | authorized to report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the | 122nd Legislature regarding the proposals and the report of the | Commission to Study Maine's Community Hospitals. |
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