Lower Healthcare Costs

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This bill creates a fund to help state employees keep their take-home pay the same if health insurance premiums increase. The State Treasurer will manage this fund and use it to supplement employee pay to offset higher premium costs. The bill also transfers $150 million from the Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve to this new stabilization fund.

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Sponsorship · 7 Sponsors

Democrat7Republican0Independent0Other0

D · PrimeSydney Batch
D · PrimeLisa Grafstein
D · PrimeWoodson Bradley
D · CoNatalie Murdock
D · CoDeAndrea Salvador
D · CoKandie Smith
D · CoJoyce Waddell

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