HB1268 Summary

• Requires the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to contract only with carriers that provide or administer both prescription drug benefits and medical benefits together.

• Aims to integrate medical and prescription drug benefits to create a unified health care delivery system and potentially reduce costs and improve quality of care.

• Amends Section 87A-16 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish the requirement for integrated benefit carriers.

• Takes effect on July 1, 2030.