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2026 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Hernandez
Raise Premium Reduction Target for the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program (language only)

Item 478 #3h

Item 478 #3h

Independent Agencies
State Corporation Commission

Language

Page 550, line 33, strike "15" and insert "20".

Page 550, line 33, strike "2025" and insert "2027".



Explanation

(This amendment adds language to establish the premium reduction target for the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program at 20 percent for Plan Year 2027, which would not have a fiscal impact on the 2026-28 biennial budget. Payments to health insurers would not be issued until state fiscal year 2029 in the fall of 2028. However, it is possible that the net cost to the state could rise significantly, based on current models for 2026.)