Carrie Chandler

I oppose due to: 1. CCRCs are regulated by the Department of Insurance. 2. Mandating open enrollment and below cost services for at least 20% of residents directly conflicts with NH Department of Insurance rules for CCRCs, threatening the financial stability and even survival of CCRCs. 3. Forcing CCRCs into Medicaid participation would reverse previous state policy and would drive up state Medicaid spending while undermining providers’ ability to remain viable. 4. The bill’s requirement that providers “quantitatively demonstrate” they reduce government burden is vague and conflicts with the existing legal standard in RSA 72:23-I. Under current law, an organization is considered charitable if it provides a public benefit that advances the well being of the general public - not based on whether it saves the government money. 5. I urge the committee to vote this bill ITL.