STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1713

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 115

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.R. No. 115 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORK GROUP TO EXAMINE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RISK ADJUSTMENT FOR MEDICAID, GAP-GROUP, AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to establish a work group to examine social determinants of health and risk adjustment for publicly-insured and uninsured individuals.  

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Primary Care Association, AlohaCare, Ohana Health Plan, and Community Alliance for Mental Health testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services provided comments

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Including a representative from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on the work group; 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 Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 115, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 115, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair