Resolve, To Conduct an Updated Study of the Feasibility of Establishing a Single-payor Health Care System in the State

Sec. 1. Update to feasibility study. Resolved: That the Legislature shall contract with a qualified consultant to update the December 2002 document titled "Feasibility Study of a Single-payer Health Plan Model for the State of Maine" produced by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. The Legislature shall seek outside grant funding to fully fund all costs of the updated study, which may not exceed $60,000. If sufficient outside funding has not been received by the Legislature by August 1, 2008 to fully fund all costs of the updated study, no expenses of any kind related to the study may be incurred. The updated study must be submitted no later than December 3, 2008 to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health insurance matters may submit legislation based on the updated feasibility study to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature; and be it further

Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.

LEGISLATURE

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Initiative: Appropriates funds to the Legislature to contract for professional services for grant writing and other technical assistance. The $60,000 allocation is required to expend any outside grant received to fund updating the 2002 study.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$5,750
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,750

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$0	$60,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$60,000