995143
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              62


Senator(s): Mitchell
moved the following amendment:





Section: 03EXPLANATION:



On Page: 077             Further clarifies current proviso earmarking funds for



a study of Florida's uninsured population.












NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
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        BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, 
        DEPARTMENT OF: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE 
        ADMINISTRATION
        Health Care Administration And Regulation

        In Section 03  On Page 077
214     Expenses

        Immediately following current proviso after Specific 
        Appropriation 214, on page 77, after the word 
        "population" INSERT:

        The study shall include, but not be limited to, an
        evaluation of the impact of welfare reform and the
        WAGES program on the number of medically indigent
        individuals in Florida.  The study shall estimate
        the number of individuals who will lose their
        Medicaid coverage as they transition from welfare to
        work.  Furthermore, the study shall estimate the
        number of former welfare recipients who will lose
        their Medicaid coverage and fail to obtain adequate
        health insurance for themselves and/or their
        families.  The department shall identify the major
        barriers preventing these individuals from obtaining
        health insurance coverage and shall make
        recommendations to address these problems.  The
        department's recommendations shall include, but not
        be limited to, the feasibility of implementing a

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        Medicaid Buy-In program as a solution for providing
        coverage for this medically indigent population. 
        The department shall report their findings and
        recommendations to the Governor, House and Senate on
        or before January 15, 2000.


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