STAND. COM. REP. NO.  488

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 863

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 863 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to work toward providing health care to all residents of the State by providing the Hawaii Health Authority with an additional year to submit a comprehensive health plan for all individuals in the State.

     The Hawaii Medical Association, Healthcare for All Hawaii, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Medical Service Association provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 863 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair