2. Two members appointed by the President of the Senate, one with experience and expertise in the area of public health care policy or public health financing and one with expertise regarding privately funded health care;

3. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one with expertise in the area of state fiscal policy or economic policy and one with expertise in health data collection and interpretation; and

4. Two members appointed by the Governor who are members of the MaineCare Advisory Committee, one of whom represents health care providers and one of whom represents health care consumers; and be it further

Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first-named Senator is the Senate chair of the commission and the first-named member of the House is the House chair of the commission; and be it further

Sec. 4. Appointments. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. When the appointment of all members is complete, the chair of the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than August 1st; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall study the MaineCare program and make recommendations on how to improve the quality, adequacy, effectiveness and delivery of services under the program in the most cost-effective manner possible in an effort to ensure its sustainability over time, including various options for providing coverage for persons in need of health care services. In conducting this study, the commission shall:

1. Review and make recommendations about the extent to which MaineCare is meeting its current and future responsibilities and include a review of the effectiveness of various models in financing and providing health care coverage to low-income and vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to, low-income families and children, the physically disabled, the elderly, the chronically ill and the uninsured;