STAND. COM. REP. NO. 908
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1317
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1317, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries continue to receive a broad range of medical coverage by prohibiting the Department of Human Services (DHS) from taking any action or expending state resources to remove prescription drug benefits from managed care plans that provide health care coverage for Hawaii Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Hawaii Association of Health Plans, AlohaCare, Kaiser Permanente, and a concerned individual supported this bill. DHS and Department of Health opposed this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1317, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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