STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1540

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 147

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 147 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FOR HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help increase support to Hawaii's Medicaid program by requesting the United States Congress to legislatively increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Hawaii.

     The Healthcare Association of Hawaii and Faith Action for Community Equity supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 147 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair