Amendment ID: H4081-1

Amendment 1

Health Care Exchange Connector

Messrs. Tarr, Hedlund, Ross and Humason move to amend the bill in section 23 by striking “2014.” in line 191 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“2014; provided, however, that no funds may be expended on an exchange website under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152, until the commonwealth, by and through the governor or the governor’s designee formally requests a federal waiver under Sections 1321(e) and 1332 of the Act to return to the Health Connector Exchange established by chapter 58 of the acts of 2006.  All negotiations with any federal agency concerning this waiver shall be conducted in consultation with the house and senate chairs and ranking minority members of the joint committee on health care financing.  The governor, or the governor’s designee shall file a detailed report describing the waiver application and waivers received, along with all documentation, including, but not limited to, all related written and verbal responses from the department of health and human services, with the clerks of the senate and house not later than December 31, 2014.  The governor shall report monthly to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of the waiver request under this section.”