HI HCR134

Urges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to Hawaii to improve Medicaid funding for the state.

Identifies inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates as a barrier to physician participation, citing that Medicaid pays physicians significantly less than private insurers or Medicare for identical services.

Notes that low reimbursement rates have resulted in fewer healthcare providers accepting Medicaid patients and financial hardship to some providers.

Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration Commissioner, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, and Hawaii's Director of Human Services.