LR169 LR169
2023 2023
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 169
Introduced by Conrad, 46.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to propose an interim study to
examine the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund.
The Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund was initially created with an endowment of fifty million dollars for health care programs using the principal and investment income from the Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund and the Nebraska Medicaid Intergovernmental Trust Fund. The purpose of this endowment was to create an ongoing funding mechanism for health care in Nebraska.
This study shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) A review of the annual Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund reports provided by the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) An examination of input from interested parties regarding the funds necessary to continue using the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund to pay for health care and related services; and
(3) A recommendation for any statutory or funding changes that the Legislature should make in order to protect the ongoing viability of the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:
1. That the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature shall be
designated to conduct an interim study to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
2. That the committee shall upon the conclusion of its study make a report of its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Legislative Council or Legislature.
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