Mandated Benefits Review - Senate Bill 499 - Submissions

Managed Care Association of Pennsylvania

  1. Letter from Kimberly Kockler, Executive Director, addressing section 9 requirements, opposing Senate Bill 499.
  2. "Long-Term Care Insurance: An Employer's Guide". Health Insurance Association of America. "The Year in Review 1996-1997". Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
  3. "Long -Term Care and Services". Pennsylvania Intra-Governmental Council on Long-Term Care. Fall 1997.
  4. Love AA. "Medicare warns agencies on home-health cutbacks". Philadelphia Inquirer. Wednesday February 4, 1998.
  5. "HMO and Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients Experience Similar Outcomes From Home Care After Hospitalization". American Association of Health Plans. June 22, 1998.
  6. "Long-Term Care for the 21st Century: A Time for Change". Interim Recommendations of the Pennsylvania Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care.

The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania

  1. Letter from John R. Doubman, Secretary & Counsel, addressing section 9 requirements and opposing Senate Bill 499.

Highmark

  1. Cover letter from Bruce R. Hironimus, Vice President, Government Affairs.
  2. "Statement to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council: Senate Bill 499 Home Health Services Mandate". July 2, 1998.
  3. Rimer S. "Gap in Long-Term Care Coverage for Elderly Seen as Growing Threat". New York Times. June 8, 1998. "New York Times on the Web" website.
  4. Manley J. "Home Health Care in the Continuum: A Review". Continuum. 1996; 16(5): 1-9.
  5. Korenjack MF, Weinstein A. "Medicare Reimbursement for Home Care: Past & Future". Caring Magazine. March 39, 1996. 30-34.
  6. "Basic Statistics About Home Care 1997". Updated November 1997. http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/hcstats.html.
  7. "A Call for Action". The Pepper Commission. U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care. Executive Summary. September 1990. S. Prt. 101-113.
  8. U.S. Department of Commerce. "Disabilities Affect one-Fifth of All American". December 1997. Census Brief 97-5.
  9. Welch HG, Wennberg DE, Welch WP. "The Use of Medicare Home Health Care Services". New England Journal of Medicine. August 1, 1996: 324-329.
  10. Jones KC. "Managed care: The coming revolution of home health care". J Home Health Care Prac. 1994; 6(2): 1-11.
  11. "Physicians Outraged by E&M Guidelines, AMA's participation in Development Process". Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Health Care Policy Report. June 15, 1998. Thom Wilder.
  12. Ciszewski P. "Home Health Care: A Growing Industry Continues to Flourish". Medical Interface. May 1997: 70-75.
  13. "Statement of Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, on 'Prevalence of Health Care Fraud and Abuse' Before the Senate Committee of Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations". June 26, 1997. http://www.medicaid.com/testimony/fraud1.htm.
  14. Braveman P, Miller C, Egerter S, Bennett T, et al. "Health Service Use Among Low-Risk Newborns After Early Discharge With and Without Nurse Home Visiting". Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 1996; 9(4): 254-260.
  15. Fleishman JA. "Utilization of Home Care Among People with HIV Infection".Health Services Research. 1997; 32(2): 155-159.
  16. Dansky KH, Milliron M, Gamm L. "Understanding Hospital Referrals to Home Health Agencies". Hospital and Health Services Administration. 1996; 41(3): 331-342.
  17. Dey AN. "Characteristics of Elderly Home Health Care Users: Data From the 1994 National Home and Hospice Care Survey". Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Number 279. September 26, 1996.
  18. Seeber S, Barid SB. "The Impact of Health Care Changes on Home Health". Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 1996; 12(3): 179-187.

AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus)

  1. Cover letter from Richard J. Gmerek and Elvira O. Guida from the Law Offices of Maley, Williamson, Hayden & Gmerek.
  2. "Statement of AFLAC Regarding the Health Care Cost Containment Council's Review of Senate Bill 499."

Pennsylvania Business Roundtable

  1. Letter from Michael T. McCarthy, President, opposing mandates in general, including Senate Bill 499.

Independence Blue Cross

  1. Letter from Mary Ellen McMillen, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, opposing mandated benefits.
  2. Employee Benefit Research Institute. "Trends in Health Insurance Coverage." EBRIIssue Brief Number 185. May 1997.
  3. National Center for Policy Analysis. "The Cost of Health Insurance Mandates." Brief Analysis No. 237. August 1997.

Rohm and Haas Company

  1. Letter from Lois C. Morris, Manager of Health Care & Disability Programs, opposing mandated benefits, including those proposed in Senate Bill 499.

Unites States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund

  1. Letter from James T. Carney, Vice President - Administration, opposing mandated benefits, including those proposed in Senate Bill 499.

Managed Care Association of Pennsylvania

  1. Letter from Kimberly Kockler, Executive Director, addressing section 9 requirements, opposing Senate Bill 499.
  2. "Long-Term Care Insurance: An Employer's Guide". Health Insurance Association of America. "The Year in Review 1996-1997". Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
  3. "Long -Term Care and Services". Pennsylvania Intra-Governmental Council on Long-Term Care. Fall 1997.
  4. Love AA. "Medicare warns agencies on home-health cutbacks". Philadelphia Inquirer. Wednesday February 4, 1998.
  5. "HMO and Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients Experience Similar Outcomes From Home Care After Hospitalization". American Association of Health Plans. June 22, 1998.
  6. "Long-Term Care for the 21st Century: A Time for Change". Interim Recommendations of the Pennsylvania Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care.

The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania

  1. Letter from John R. Doubman, Secretary & Counsel, addressing section 9 requirements and opposing Senate Bill 499.

Highmark

  1. Cover letter from Bruce R. Hironimus, Vice President, Government Affairs.
  2. "Statement to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council: Senate Bill 499 Home Health Services Mandate". July 2, 1998.
  3. Rimer S. "Gap in Long-Term Care Coverage for Elderly Seen as Growing Threat". New York Times. June 8, 1998. "New York Times on the Web" website.
  4. Manley J. "Home Health Care in the Continuum: A Review". Continuum. 1996; 16(5): 1-9.
  5. Korenjack MF, Weinstein A. "Medicare Reimbursement for Home Care: Past & Future". Caring Magazine. March 39, 1996. 30-34.
  6. "Basic Statistics About Home Care 1997". Updated November 1997. http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/hcstats.html.
  7. "A Call for Action". The Pepper Commission. U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care. Executive Summary. September 1990. S. Prt. 101-113.
  8. U.S. Department of Commerce. "Disabilities Affect one-Fifth of All American". December 1997. Census Brief 97-5.
  9. Welch HG, Wennberg DE, Welch WP. "The Use of Medicare Home Health Care Services". New England Journal of Medicine. August 1, 1996: 324-329.
  10. Jones KC. "Managed care: The coming revolution of home health care". J Home Health Care Prac. 1994; 6(2): 1-11.
  11. "Physicians Outraged by E&M Guidelines, AMA's participation in Development Process". Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Health Care Policy Report. June 15, 1998. Thom Wilder.
  12. Ciszewski P. "Home Health Care: A Growing Industry Continues to Flourish". Medical Interface. May 1997: 70-75.
  13. "Statement of Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, on 'Prevalence of Health Care Fraud and Abuse' Before the Senate Committee of Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations". June 26, 1997. http://www.medicaid.com/testimony/fraud1.htm.
  14. Braveman P, Miller C, Egerter S, Bennett T, et al. "Health Service Use Among Low-Risk Newborns After Early Discharge With and Without Nurse Home Visiting". Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 1996; 9(4): 254-260.
  15. Fleishman JA. "Utilization of Home Care Among People with HIV Infection".Health Services Research. 1997; 32(2): 155-159.
  16. Dansky KH, Milliron M, Gamm L. "Understanding Hospital Referrals to Home Health Agencies". Hospital and Health Services Administration. 1996; 41(3): 331-342.
  17. Dey AN. "Characteristics of Elderly Home Health Care Users: Data From the 1994 National Home and Hospice Care Survey". Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Number 279. September 26, 1996.
  18. Seeber S, Barid SB. "The Impact of Health Care Changes on Home Health". Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 1996; 12(3): 179-187.

AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus)

  1. Cover letter from Richard J. Gmerek and Elvira O. Guida from the Law Offices of Maley, Williamson, Hayden & Gmerek.
  2. "Statement of AFLAC Regarding the Health Care Cost Containment Council's Review of Senate Bill 499."

Pennsylvania Business Roundtable

  1. Letter from Michael T. McCarthy, President, opposing mandates in general, including Senate Bill 499.

Independence Blue Cross

  1. Letter from Mary Ellen McMillen, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, opposing mandated benefits.
  2. Employee Benefit Research Institute. "Trends in Health Insurance Coverage." EBRI Issue Brief Number 185. May 1997.
  3. National Center for Policy Analysis. "The Cost of Health Insurance Mandates." Brief Analysis No. 237. August 1997.

Rohm and Haas Company

  1. Letter from Lois C. Morris, Manager of Health Care & Disability Programs, opposing mandated benefits, including those proposed in Senate Bill 499.

Unites States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund

  1. Letter from James T. Carney, Vice President - Administration, opposing mandated benefits, including those proposed in Senate Bill 499.