STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1087-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.C.R. No. 32

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 32 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF COMBINING STATE GOVERNMENT HEALTH POLICY, PLANNING, AND PURCHASING IN A SINGLE AGENCY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATION OF HAWAII'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of the Governor to:

(1)  Conduct a study on the efficacy of combining state government health policy, planning, and purchasing in a single agency to advance transformation of Hawaii's healthcare system and universal access to care; and

(2)  Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature, including any proposed legislation, no later than 20 days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2013.

The Office of the Governor, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, Hawai'i Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, and an individual testified in support of this measure.  Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Deleting reference to the establishment of the Healthcare Transformation Coordinator in leading the State's efforts to develop and implement a strategy to establish a healthcare system that is universal, of high quality, highly efficient, value-based, patient-centered, affordable, and accessible; 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 Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 32, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 32, H.D. 1.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair