STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2107

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 20072007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 33

Honorable Calvin K.Y. SayCalvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-FourthTwenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 20072007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 33 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RE-EVALUATE THE MEDICARE FORMULA FOR COMPUTING PAYMENTS TO DOCTORS OR TAKE OTHER MEASURES TO AVERT FUTURE REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the United States Congress to re-evaluate the Medicare formula for computing payments to doctors or take other measures to avert future reductions in payments for services.

     The Hawaii Chapter American Physical Therapy Association submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services provided comments on this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 33 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair