STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3161

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 82

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.R. No. 82 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MED-QUEST DIVISION TO SUBMIT ANNUAL MEDICAID ENROLLMENT REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division to submit an annual Medicaid enrollment report to the Legislature.

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

     Your Committee finds that this measure requests that the Department of Human Services provide meaningful data on costs borne by the State to administer Medicaid, which will enable lawmakers and the Department to formulate sound, well informed policies regarding the administration of the Medicaid program.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 82 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair