Friday, July 07, 2006
PAWTUCKET, R.I. --Gov. Don Carcieri signed legislation Thursday that empowers Rhode Island officials to negotiate with health insurers to make a low-cost health insurance plan for small businesses and low-wage workers.
Lawmakers said the reforms are planned to relieve the burden on small businesses, but they could not guarantee an end to double-digit increases in the cost of health insurance.
"There is no single, easy solution to the health care problems in this country," said Sen. Elizabeth Roberts, D-Cranston.
Her bill, one of numerous signed into law, authorizes condition officials to negotiate with insurance supplier to make a low-cost health plan with premiums no more than 10 percent of the countrywide average wage, Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller said. That translates into approximately $314 per month.
A predictable 120,000 people in Rhode Island lack health insurance, Koller said.
Lawmakers said the reforms are planned to relieve the burden on small businesses, but they could not guarantee an end to double-digit increases in the cost of health insurance.
"There is no single, easy solution to the health care problems in this country," said Sen. Elizabeth Roberts, D-Cranston.
Her bill, one of numerous signed into law, authorizes condition officials to negotiate with insurance supplier to make a low-cost health plan with premiums no more than 10 percent of the countrywide average wage, Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller said. That translates into approximately $314 per month.
A predictable 120,000 people in Rhode Island lack health insurance, Koller said.
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