Bill Text: AZ HCM2001 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Enrolled
Bill Title: Health insurance tax; repeal
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-02-16 - Transmitted to Secretary Of State [HCM2001 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2016-HCM2001-Enrolled.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 2001 |
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A CONCURRENT MEMORIAL
urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to repeal the tax on health insurance.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
To the Congress of the United States of America:
Your memorialist respectfully represents:
Whereas, sections 9010 and 10905 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152) impose an unprecedented new tax on health insurance that numerous policy experts agree will be passed on to individuals, working families, small employers and seniors, contradicting a primary goal of health reform by making care more expensive; and
Whereas, the health insurance tax will cause premiums on the individual market to rise an average of $2,150 for individuals and $5,080 for families nationally over a ten-year period, will increase premiums in Arizona by an average of $1,964 over ten years and will increase premiums for families in Arizona over $3,958 over ten years; and
Whereas, the health insurance tax will impact small employers over the next ten years by reducing future private sector jobs by 125,000, with 59% of these reductions affecting small businesses, and reducing potential sales by at least $18 billion, with 50% affecting small businesses; and
Whereas, the health insurance tax will increase premiums for small employers in Arizona by an average of $2,674 per employee over ten years and for large employers by an average of $2,645 per employee over ten years; and
Whereas, the health insurance tax will impact Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Arizona by costing an average of $3,303 more in premiums and reduced benefits over ten years; and
Whereas, the health insurance tax will impact Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona who are enrolled in a coordinated care program by costing an average of $1,337 over ten years, putting pressure on already strained state budgets, decreasing benefits and potentially creating coverage disruption; and
Whereas, higher premiums are a disincentive for everyone to obtain insurance coverage, particularly younger, healthier people who are likely to drop their policy if it becomes too expensive, which would further erode the risk pool and make coverage even less affordable.
Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
1. That the United States Congress enact legislation to repeal the health insurance tax, sections 9010 and 10905 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to make health care more affordable for working families, individuals and businesses.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE FEBRUARY 11, 2016.
PASSED BY THE SENATE FEBRUARY 15, 2016.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 16, 2016.
