STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1356

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 33

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 33 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES TO CONSIDER RAISING THE MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR PHYSICIANS RENDERING SERVICES IN HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to work toward ensuring the financial stability of the health care system in Hawaii by requesting the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider raising the Medicare fee schedule payment amounts for physicians rendering services in Hawaii.

     The Hawaii Medical Association, Faith Action for Community Equity, and Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 33 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair