STAND. COM. REP. NO.  60

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1415

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1415 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Director of Human Services to:

 

     (1)  Apply for a federal waiver to establish the Hawaii Care Plan to provide health insurance for any individual who is not otherwise eligible for Medicaid; and

 

     (2)  Establish the Hawaii Care Plan within the State's Medicaid program once the federal waiver is approved.

 

     The Health Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hoomana Pono, LLC, and an individual supported this measure.  The Department of Human Services provided comments.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting its substantive language and inserting language requiring the Department of Human Services to conduct a study to determine the need for the Hawaii Care Plan within the State's medicaid program; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2059, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1415, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1415, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health,

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

 

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair