40-2249. Same; contents.

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40-2249. Same; contents. The report required under K.S.A. 40-2248 for assessing the impact of a proposed mandate of health coverage shall include at the minimum and to the extent that information is available, the following:

(a)The social impact, including:

(1)The extent to which the treatment or service is generally utilized by a significant portion of the population;

(2)the extent to which such insurance coverage is already generally available;

(3)if coverage is not generally available, the extent to which the lack of coverage results in persons being unable to obtain necessary health care treatment;

(4)if the coverage is not generally available, the extent to which the lack of coverage results in unreasonable financial hardship on those persons needing treatment;

(5)the level of public demand for the treatment or service;

(6)the level of public demand for individual or group insurance coverage of the treatment or service;

(7)the level of interest of collective bargaining organizations in negotiating privately for inclusion of this coverage in group contracts; and

(8)the impact of indirect costs which are costs other than premiums and administrative costs, on the question of the costs and benefits of coverage.

(b)The financial impact, including:

(1)The extent to which insurance coverage of the kind proposed would increase or decrease the cost of the treatment or service;

(2)the extent to which the proposed coverage might increase the use of the treatment or service;

(3)the extent to which the mandated treatment or service might serve as an alternative for more expensive treatment or service;

(4)the extent to which insurance coverage of the health care service or provider can be reasonably expected to increase or decrease the insurance premium and administrative expenses of policyholders; and

(5)the impact of this coverage on the total cost of health care.