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HI HB1283

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2015

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB1283 Summary

  • Authorizes the Hawaii Health Connector to issue debentures up to $28,000,000 guaranteed by the State to support operations and achieve financial self-sustainability.

  • Expands the Connector's purposes to include providing enrollment, implementation, and benefit administration services for employers and non-qualified health plans.

  • Authorizes additional revenue generation methods including leasing IT infrastructure, charging advertisement fees, and conducting enrollment services for non-qualified health plans.

  • Creates a Hawaii health connector debenture guarantee trust fund to serve as a reserve for all guaranteed debentures.

  • Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2015-2016 to be deposited into the debenture guarantee trust fund (amount to be determined).

Legislative Description

Hawaii Health Connector; Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange; Sustainability; Funding

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Cullen, Har, Jordan, Matsumoto, Oshiro, Pouha, San Buenaventura, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fukumoto Chang, McDermott, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (5) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).

2/13/2015

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce2/13/2015
Health2/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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