STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1799

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.C.R. No. 181

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 181 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT MEDICATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to conduct a social and financial assessment of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for weight management medication

HMSA offered comments.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Legislative Management that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 181 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Legislative Management,

____________________________ NADINE K. NAKAMURA, Chair

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair