STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2693

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2088

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2088 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase both the transparency of, and the Legislature's involvement in, Hawaii's medicaid program.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from Healthcare Association of Hawaii; United Self Help; and two individuals.  Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Department of Human Services.

 

     Your Committee finds that notification by the Department of Human Services to the Legislature regarding changes to Hawaii's medicaid program will increase transparency and enable the Legislature to more efficiently monitor the costs of and services provided by the state medicaid program.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2088 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair