STAND. COM. REP. NO.  284-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2085

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2085 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

beg leave to report as follows:

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

     The Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Medical Service Association, and AlohaCare testified in support of this bill.  Ohana Health Plan opposed this measure.

     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 are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2085 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and 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