STAND. COM. REP. NO.  75

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 613

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 613 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to provide Hawaii consumers with greater flexibility, coverage, and pricing options for accident and health or sickness insurance by making permanent provisions that permit small accident and health or sickness insurers who lack coercive power in the marketplace to bundle different classes of insurance.

 

     The Hawaii Medical Assurance Association and Natural Cancer Wellness Foundation supported this bill.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed this measure.  The Hawaii Medical Service Association provided comments.

 

     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 H.B. No. 613 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair