4692101 Public Hearing Notice (Revised) on B20-240, "Better Prices, Better Quality, Better Choices for Health Coverage Amendment Act of 2014"

Council of the District of Columbia                            

Committee on Health

Notice of Public Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004                  REVISED

                                                                                                                                                                     

COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

 

on

 

Bill 20-240, the “Better Prices, Better Quality, Better Choices for Health Coverage Amendment Act of 2014"

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

11:00 a.m., Room 412, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

 

Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a hearing on Bill 20-240, the “Better Prices, Better Quality, Better Choices for Health Coverage Amendment Act of 2014".  The public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.  Please note that this hearing notice has been revised to reflect a change in the date of the hearing. 

                                                                                          

The stated purpose of Bill 20-240 is to amend the Health Benefit Exchange Authority Establishment Act of 2011 to promote meaningful choice, provide enhanced benefits, and build a competitive private insurance marketplace for the residents and small business owners of the District of Columbia by not limiting the number of qualified health plans in the Exchange, requiring health plans to offer plan options at the bronze, silver and gold metal levels, developing at least one standardized plan option at each metal level to promote meaningful choice, creating one large marketplace that provides the same leverage as large companies, and defining habilitative services to include keeping or improving functioning, including autism.

 

Those who wish to testify should contact Melanie Williamson, Legislative Counsel, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail] and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Monday, January 27, 2014. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on Monday, January 27, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.     

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Melanie Williamson, Room 115 of the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014.