SB 2790

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND.

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2449

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: DRUGS, HEALTH INSURANCE, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Report Title: Public Employees Health Fund

Description: Requires the Public Employees Health Fund Board of Trustees to implement the following for the benefit plan year beginning July 1, 2001: (1) preferred provider organization plans for medical benefits; (2) Medicare+Choice plans; (3) Revised drug benefit plans; and (4) a revised methodology for computing out-of-pocket costs to ensure comparability for all employee beneficiaries.

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to CPN/LRE, then to WAM                         
 2- 1-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN/LRE on 02-04-00
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 016
 2- 3-00        S Bill rescheduled to be heard by CPN/LRE on 02-07-00
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2- 7-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-16-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 2-16-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-16-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Ihara, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes with        
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s) Slom;         
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa
 2-16-00        S The committee on LRE deferred the measure until
                  02-17-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 225.
 2-17-00        S The committee on LRE recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-17-00        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, M. Ige, Chumbley, Chun Oakland, Ihara,
                  Kanno; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Fukunaga, Slom