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LA HCR7

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tony Bacala

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Office of Group Benefits must study and report to House Committees on Retirement and Appropriations and Senate Committees on Retirement and Finance by December 1, 2025

  • Study must calculate total state savings if Medicare-eligible plan participants were required to enroll in Medicare, shifting the state plan from primary to secondary payor

  • Report must include options for plan provisions and premium reductions that could return some savings to affected participants

  • Louisiana state employees hired after April 1, 1986 are mandatory Medicare participants but currently pay for both Medicare and state insurance while the state plan remains primary payor

  • Resolution copy to be transmitted to Heath Williams, CEO of the Office of Group Benefits

Legislative Description

Authorizes and directs the state Office of Group Benefits to study and report to legislature regarding savings available from requiring eligible participants to enroll in Medicare and options for plan provisions that could return some of those savings to those participants (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

4/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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