STAND. COM. REP. NO.  599-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2085

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2085 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help ensure the continuity of care for Hawaii's neediest population by establishing limits on requests for proposals from health and human service providers for QUEST contracts.

     The Hawaii Medical Service Association; AlohaCare; and Faith Action for Community Equity, Oahu testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Human Services and Ohana Health Plan opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 2085, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2085, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair