H.C.R. No. 32, H.D. 1 Summary

• Requests the Governor's Office to conduct a study on combining state government health policy, planning, and purchasing functions into a single agency

• Aims to advance transformation of Hawaii's healthcare system and achieve universal access to care

• Identifies current healthcare system shortcomings including insufficient primary and preventive care use, limited health information technology adoption, and fragmented care continuum

• Recognizes that new approaches to healthcare delivery, payment, and information technology can improve care quality, reduce costs, and improve population health outcomes

• Committee on Health recommends adoption of the concurrent resolution