A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the cost to the Commonwealth associated with the defrayal of health insurance benefit mandates under the Affordable Care Act.

This Senate Resolution directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study the financial impact on Pennsylvania of paying for health insurance benefits required by state law but not covered under federal standards. The study will list all health mandates adopted since 2011, analyze their compliance with federal rules, calculate potential costs to the state, and assess their effect on insurance markets. The Insurance Department is required to provide necessary data to the committee, which must submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly within one year. This action is a response to a federal proposal that could require states to cover the cost of certain health benefits beyond those already mandated by national law.