2007 Comprehensive Chart

Side-by-side comparison of 2007 Comprehensive Health Care Reforms: Market Reforms, Subsidized Health Insurance, and Employer Assessments

Subsidized Insurance: Offering state-subsidized insurance to individuals (based on income) or small employers to offset the cost of premiums.
Connector or Exchange Authority: An entity that pools insurance together to offer more affordable, insurance options to individuals.
Individual Mandate: Requires everyone to have a minimum level of coverage, with some exceptions.
Employer Assessments/Mandates: Employers that do not offer health benefits would be assessed a certain amount to help off-set the cost of the new programs.

Updated July, 2007

State

Single-Payer

Subsidized Health Insurance Program

Insurance Market Reforms

"Connector" Like Entity / Purchasing Pool

Individual Mandate

Employer Assessment

Tax Credit

Enacted Legislation

HI*

X

ME

X

**

VT

X

X

X

MA

X

X

X

X

X

IN

X
(Cigarette tax increase)

WA

X

X

X

2007 Bills and Governor Proposals

CA (Governor)

X

X

X

X

X

CA (AB 8) Referred back to Health Committee
SB 48- Referred to Committee
AB 53- Amended to establishes an Office of AIDS in the State Department of Public Health

X

X

X

X

X

CT (Governor)

X (for children)

X

X

CT (HB 6969)

X

HI (HB 759)
Referred to committee (1/22/07)-Session Adjourned

X

IL (Governor)

X

X

*

IN (HB 1680)
Referred to Committee on Public Health (1/23/07)-Session Adjourned

MD (HB 400)
Passed House, Senate Hearing (2/16/07) No Action -Session Adjourned

X
(for basic services)

X

X

MD (HB 132)
Passed House, Senate Hearing Feb. 16, 2007, (2/2/07) No Action -Session Adjourned

X

X

X

MI (SB 278)
Referred to Committee of the Whole (5/8/07)

X

X

X

MO (Governors & HB 818)Approved by Governor(06/01/2007)

X

MN (Governor)
(HF 1078-- Health Reform as part of budget process )

X

X

X

X

MN (SB 460)
Referred to Health, Housing and Family Security (2/1/07) - Session Adjourned

X

OR (SB 329)
Speaker of House signed (6/27/07)

X

X

X

OR Health Policy Commission

X

X

X

X

PA (Governor) / HB 700

Activity in Pennsylvania has moved toward categorical bills to achieve some of the same elements proposed in H.B. 700

X

X

X

X

X

WI SB 40

X

X

X

X

X

2007 Comprehensive Chart Side-by-side comparison of 2007 Comprehensive Health Care Reforms: Market Reforms, Subsidized Health Insurance, and Employer Assessments

2007 Comprehensive Chart

Side-by-side comparison of 2007 Comprehensive Health Care Reforms: Market Reforms, Subsidized Health Insurance, and Employer Assessments

2007 Comprehensive Chart

Side-by-side comparison of 2007 Comprehensive Health Care Reforms: Market Reforms, Subsidized Health Insurance, and Employer Assessments