STAND. COM. REP. NO.  243-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2269

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2269 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enable the public to compare health insurance premiums by requiring, upon request, all managed care plans to provide health insurance premium information to the Insurance Commissioner, who shall publish it annually on the insurance division's official website.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Community Alliance for Mental Health, United Self Help, and a concerned individual supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate discussion; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2269, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2269, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair