THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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9:00am |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive an update from the Hawai`i Health Connector, the Insurance Commissioner and the Governor's Healthcare Transformation Coordinator regarding Connector operations and Hawaii's implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with significant deadlines ahead including the end of the individual open enrollment period on March 31, 2014. The Hawai`i Health Connector will focus on plan enrollment, improvements to IT operations, discussions about sustainability, and recent Federal guidance that affects Connector operations.
The Insurance Commissioner will discuss the impact of recent changes to ACA, the opportunities presented to individuals and small businesses as well as the significance of the open enrollment period.
To conclude the briefing, the Healthcare Transformation Coordinator will outline state agency stakeholder actions that affect ACA implementation in Hawai`i.
The following individuals are invited to participate:
1. Tom Matsuda, Interim Executive Director, Hawai`i Health Connector
2. Gordon Ito, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
3. Beth Giesting, Healthcare Transformation Coordinator, Office of the Governor
No public testimony will be accepted.
If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-6070.
This informational briefing will be broadcasted by Capitol TV.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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