INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Authorizes and directs the state Office of Group Benefits to study and report to legislature regarding savings available from requiring eligible participants to enroll in Medicare and options for plan provisions that could return some of those savings to those participants (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

HCR 7 directs Louisiana's Office of Group Benefits to study whether requiring Medicare-eligible state employees and retirees to enroll in Medicare could save state funds. The study would examine potential savings from shifting health insurance costs to Medicare (reducing state payments) and explore options to return some savings to participants through lower premiums or adjusted plan provisions. This resolution does not change current enrollment rules but requests a report by December 2025 to the House and Senate committees on Retirement and Finance. It affects state employees and retirees who are eligible for Medicare but currently enrolled in both state and federal health plans.