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- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to insurance
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BILL NUMBER:A10582
Title of bill
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to enact- ing the Nassau county insurance consortium act which enables the county of Nassau to enter into cooperative agreements with school districts, towns, and villages located within such county to pay for the provision of health care services to their employees
Purpose
This bill attempts to enable the county of Nassau to enter into cooperative agreements with school districts, towns, and villages located within such county to pay for the provision of health care services to their employees.
Summary of provisions
Amends subsection (a) of section 4703 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 689 of the laws of 1994.
Justification
In much of New York state, health benefits paid out to public employees are facing year-to-year rises faster than the rate of inflation. Municipalities are often forced to raise local property taxes to cover the difference. This bill would allow Nassau county, where property taxes are the second-highest in the nation, to pool its resources with school districts, towns, and villages in order to lower costs, A cooperative health benefit plan would remove duplicative services, improve the quality of care, and bend the upward curve of health care costs on municipalities and counties.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one-hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law.
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