| Measure Title: | RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS. |
| Report Title: | HMO Choice of Provider; Any Willing Provider |
| Description: | Requires HMOs to offer enrollees a plan to choose any willing health care provider without referral or prior HMO authorization if the provider is located in the same county and agrees to HMO terms and conditions. Allows HMO to impose higher deductible, copayment, and insurance premium for the plan. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | LUKE, HAMAKAWA, TAKAI, Tamayo, B. Oshiro, Magaoay, Lee, Souki, Wakai, Ito, Herkes, Waters, Karamatsu, Arakaki, Kaho`ohalahala, Saiki, Nishimoto, Schatz |
| Current Referral: | HLT, CPC, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2004 | H | Introduced |
| 1/28/2004 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/30/2004 | H | Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5. |
| 2/2/2004 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 02-05-04 at 9:00 am in House conference room 329. |
| 2/5/2004 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Tuesday 02-10-04. |
| 2/10/2004 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/17/2004. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment