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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU AND the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism TO CONDUCT STUDIES ON THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS TO THE STATE AND THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF PROVIDING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AT ALL FIVE STAGES.
WHEREAS, chronic kidney disease is a potentially fatal disease that may affect all age groups, and its progression is divided into five stages; and
WHEREAS, patients at the last stage of chronic kidney disease, also called end stage renal disease, require dialysis or kidney transplantation; and
WHEREAS, the cost of treatment and care for patients with end stage renal disease is much higher than for patients who are in the earlier stages of chronic kidney disease; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that ten per cent of Hawaii's population, or one hundred thousand individuals, have a form of chronic kidney disease, and two thousand of these patients have end stage renal disease; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii's percentage of the population with end stage renal disease is higher than the rest of the country, and the number of these patients is also increasing at a higher rate than the rest of the country; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the current costs for caring for end stage renal disease patients in Hawaii is $125,000,000, and that cost is projected to reach $144,000,000 by 2011; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to conduct a study on the potential financial impact to the State's healthcare system of providing care for patients with chronic kidney disease at all five stages; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is requested to conduct a study analyzing the potential impact to the State's economy of providing care for patients with chronic kidney disease at all five stages; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii chapter of the National Kidney Foundation, and St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii are requested to assist the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism by providing relevant data and information for the purposes of their studies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism are requested to submit reports of their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau; the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; the President of the University of Hawaii; the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine; the Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii chapter of the National Kidney Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
Chronic Kidney Disease