| 123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 984 | LR 2403(01) | |||||
| Resolve, To Evaluate MaineCare Finances | ||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Woodbury of Yarmouth | ||||||
| Committee: Health and Human Services | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Fiscal Note | ||||||
| 2007-08 | 2008-09 | Projections 2009-10 | Projections 2010-11 | |||
| Net Cost (Savings) | ||||||
| General Fund | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Appropriations/Allocations | ||||||
| General Fund | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This legislation includes a General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountabiltiy in fiscal year 2007-08 to commission a study to analyze MaineCare's finances. According to OPEGA's review of the scope of the study, it is estimated that a General Fund appropriation of $375,000 would be enough to cover the 2500 hours of work by an independent external analyst. Also, approximately 600 hours of OPEGA staff resources will be required to prepare and distribute the RFP, select the vendor, monitor the vendor's work and prepare a final report. These costs can be absorbed within OPEGA's existing budgeted resources provided that the combination of this project with other mandated efforts does not exceed existing resource capacity. The ability and flexibility of the Government Oversight Committee to direct OPEGA to perform other reviews during this time period may also be reduced. | ||||||