H.C.R. NO. 191 - Summary

• Requests the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on Hawaii's Medicaid program's compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

• Study must include compliance timeline for fiscal years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015, with focus on fraud prevention, abuse reduction, and waste elimination.

• Department must submit comprehensive reports with findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the regular sessions of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

• Addresses concerns that fraud, abuse, and waste in state Medicaid programs cost an estimated $18,000,000 per year and require post-payment reviews to identify errors and recoup overpayments.