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OTHER DIRIGO REFORM ISSUES:

Maine Chamber's Comments on Proposed Rule to establish definition of Paid Claims

Maine Chamber's Comments on Proposed Rule re: DirigoChoice Discount/ Subsidy Program

Maine Chamber's Comments on Draft State Health Plan

 

 

Health Care Issues

 

For technical questions or assistance, please contact 
Kristine M. Ossenfort
, senior governmental affairs specialist, 
at (207) 623-4568, ext. 21.

 

HEALTH CARE REFORM and DIRIGO FUNDING--2007

 

On Thursday, June 6, 2007, the members of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee reviewed their various proposals for reforming Maine's individual market and for making changes to the Dirigo Health program, including the funding of the program.

 

Click Here to review the proposal offered by Senator Sullivan [pdf]

 

Click Here to review the proposal offered by Representative Brautigam [pdf]

 

Click Here to review the proposal offered by Sen. Snowe-Mello, et al. [pdf]

 

 

 

BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON DIRIGO HEALTH

 

Recommendations of the MAINE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, the  MAINE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION and the MAINE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Dirigo Health (November 9, 2006) [pdf]

 

Blue Ribbon Commission on Dirigo Health website

 

 

DIRIGO HEALTH COALITION PROPOSALS re LD 1935

 

LD 1935 Compromise proposals submitted by the MAINE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, the  MAINE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION and the MAINE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS

 

Determination of Savings Under Dirigo Health (2005)

 

Dirigo Health Working Group created by LD 1577 (Public Law 2005, c. 400)

 

 

LD 1577: Dirigo/Savings Offset Payment        

  • Text of the proposed amendment to LD 1577 [MS Word] from the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance and the Dirigo Health Agency w Read our comments on the proposal w Read the original text of LD 1577.

  • View the May 16, 2005 memo [pdf] from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce to the Dirigo Health Board, outlining our concerns over the process surrounding the assessment on self-insured employers. 

  • View the May 13, 2005 letter [pdf] from the Maine Chamber to the Governor's Office of Health Policy and the Dirigo Health Agency submitting comments and concerns on the proposed method of measuring savings.

  • View the Slides from the April 15 meeting [pdf] hosted by the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance and the Dirigo Health Agency on how to measure the savings under Dirigo.

  • Click here for the text of the original Dirigo legislation, Public Law 2003, c. 469  [pdf]

Testimony delivered by the Maine State Chamber on your behalf


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