122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1680		LR 2381(02)
	An Act to Improve Dirigo Health
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$8,313,000	$8,978,000	$9,696,000
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$8,313,000	$8,978,000	$9,696,000
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($8,313,000)	($8,978,000)	($9,696,000)
Revenue
	Other Funds		$0	($43,700,000)	($43,700,000)	($43,700,000)
Transfers
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($8,313,000)	($8,978,000)	($9,696,000)
	Other Funds		$0	$8,313,000	$8,978,000	$9,696,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Assumes a General Fund appropriation of $8.3 million will be required to fund the state share of the costs of Medicaid services for the parents of MaineCare eligible children with family incomes between 150% and 200% of the nonfarm income official poverty line that had previously been funded by a transfer of revenue from the Dirigo Health Enterprise Fund.  Assumes the elimination of the Savings Offset Payment (SOP) would reduce Dirigo Health Enterprise Fund revenue begining in July of 2006 and would result in a loss of 75% of the 2006 SOP and 25% of the 2007 SOP for state fiscal year 2006-07.  For the purposes of this fiscal estimate, the 2007 SOP is assumed to be equal to the 2006 SOP.  The impact of any subsequent changes to the Dirigo program (e.g., changes to the subsidy program, benefit design, employer/employee contributions, the MQF, etc.) would depend on actions taken by the Dirigo Health Board and cannot be determined at this time.