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Hooksett administrator warns House Bill 293 could shift HealthTrust assessments to towns; council instructs letter of opposition
Summary
Town Administrator Greg Garrett told the Hooksett Town Council March 12 that House Bill 293 would shift responsibility for a HealthTrust risk pool to municipalities and could expose towns to short‑notice assessments; the council approved a motion to draft a letter opposing the bill.
Town Administrator Greg Garrett told the Hooksett Town Council on March 12 that a proposed New Hampshire bill would change how the HealthTrust risk pool is managed and could require municipalities to pay short-term assessments if the pool needs additional funds.
Garrett said HealthTrust — which he described as covering about 191 communities, plus fire departments and libraries — currently manages a pooled risk fund. Under what he described as House Bill 293, the mechanism for addressing shortfalls in that risk pool would shift to…
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