Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties.

Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties. Provides that it is a power and duty of the Health Insurance Reform Commission, upon request of the Chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce or Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, to assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers, employers, unions, and employee welfare benefit plans.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Low-income / working-classindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  May be indirectly affected by proposed legislation that impacts health insurance costs, as changes to plan design or cost-sharing could alter their out-of-pocket expenses.

  “assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers”· Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties.

• W-2 worker (non-union)indirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  May be indirectly affected by proposed legislation that impacts health insurance costs, as changes to plan design or cost-sharing could alter their out-of-pocket expenses or employer-provided benefits.

  “assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers, employers, unions, and employee welfare benefit plans.”· Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties.

• Union member / workerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Directly impacted as the Commission is tasked with assessing proposed legislation affecting unions related to health insurance costs, plan design, or cost-sharing.

  “assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers, employers, unions, and employee welfare benefit plans.”· Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties.

• HomeownerindirectMinor impactLow certainty

  May be indirectly affected if proposed legislation impacting health insurance costs affects their overall household budget or if they are also employers.

  “assess proposed legislation affecting the cost of health insurance through changes to plan design or cost sharing impacting consumers”· Health Insurance Reform Commission; powers and duties.