STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1031-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2819

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 S.B. No. 2819 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist Hawaii consumers in making informed decisions when purchasing health insurance by requiring:

     (1)  All managed care plans to provide health insurance premium information to the Insurance Commissioner upon request; and

     (2)  The Insurance Commissioner to publish annually a list of all managed care plans with representative annual premiums for health insurance.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and an individual supported this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 2819 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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