Synopsis
This Amendment to Senate Joint Resolution No. 19 adds three "WHEREAS" clauses concerning some of the leading drivers of health care spending and how health outcomes can be improved while long-term costs are reduced and the disproportionate impact of health care costs on certain populations. In addition, this Amendment adds examples of strategies that should be addressed in the report submitted to the General Assembly by the Department of Health & Social Services. Further, this Amendment requires the report to assess how cost-containment and coverage strategies may affect health equity.