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AL SJR111
Joint Resolution
Status
5/2/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
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A 1965 Alabama Legislature act created a dedicated revenue stream for Jefferson County indigent health care, currently collecting approximately $45,000,000 annually.
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Jefferson County has approximately 100,000 residents living in poverty, with more than 30,000 eligible for coverage under the county's indigent health care fund.
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The abrupt closure of Cooper Greene Mercy Hospital by the Jefferson County Commission has shifted 100 percent of indigent health care responsibility to private physicians and hospitals receiving no county payments.
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The legislature urges the Jefferson County Commission to immediately contract with private physicians to establish a primary care network and implement an appropriate reimbursement process for providers serving indigent residents.
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A copy of this resolution shall be provided to each member of the Jefferson County Commission.
Legislative Description
Jefferson County Commission, urged to contract with private physicians in the county to create an appropriate primary care network
Resolutions, Legislative
Last Action
Introduced and referred to the Senate committee on Rules
5/2/2013