WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

D.  Scope of the Subcommittee on Uninsured Persons.

Under the Commission's direction, the Subcommittee shall
examine the problems which individuals who lack health
insurance or have only adequate insurance experience in
obtaining needed health care. The Subcommittee will also
examine the effect which the uninsured and underinsured have
on the health care system. During its first year of
operation, the Subcommittee's highest priorities will
include:

(1)  A determined of which preventive, primary and acute
care services should be available to all Marylanders within
the financial parameters specified by the Commission.

(2)  Development of options for financing health care
for the uninsured and underinsured, and creating financial
and policy incentives to achieve the desired mix of
services;

(3)  Review of recommendations from the Alliance for
Responsible Health Care; and

(4)  Such other necessary duties as assigned by the
Commission.

E.  Scope of the Subcommittee on Long Term Care.

Under the Commission's direction the Subcommittee shall
examine the long term care needs of children and adults in
the following groups: the frail elderly, the severely
retarded, the chronically ill, the chronically mentally ill,
substance abusers, persons with AIDS, and persons in need of
rehabilitative services. During its first year of
operation, the Subcommittee's highest priorities will
include:

(1)  A determination of which long term care services
should be available to all Marylanders, within the economic
parameters specified;

(2)  Development of options for financing long term
care, and creating financial and policy incentives which
will provide the desired types of services; and

(3)  Such other necessary duties as assigned by the
Commission.

F.  Scope of the Subcommittee on Mandated Health Insurance
Benefits.

Under the Commission's direction the Subcommittee shall
have the following charges:

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