38-2007. Same; report on funding alternatives and performance.
38-2007
38-2007. Same; report on funding alternatives andperformance.For the purpose of financially empowering parents to choose ahealth plan for a child, the secretary should review and report both verballyand in writing to the joint committee on children's issues prior to eachlegislative session withrecommendations regarding thefollowingitems:
(a) Direct transfer of the annual premium for a plan chosen by an eligiblelow-income family to the insurer;
(b) The use of a refundable tax credit for an eligible low-income family toapply toward the purchase of a child's health care coverage. Such refundabletax credit would cover most or all of the cost of the insurance with theparents paying any difference. Additionally, an eligible low-income familywould receive full benefit of the credit, regardless of how small their incometax obligation was; and
(c) The status of the Kansas insurance coverage for children's programincluding all performance measures relating to the Kansas insurance coveragefor children's program.
History: L. 1998, ch. 125, § 7; Apr. 30.