STAND. COM. REP. NO.  593-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 823

      H.D. 2

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. 823, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that individuals receive adequate and quality health care by requiring health care plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening by all A and B grade screening modalities as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

     The Office of the Auditor and American Cancer Society testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and Hawaii Medical Service Association provided comments.

     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. 823, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair