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HI HR73
Resolution
Status
3/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Holt
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AI Summary
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Requests that the United States Congress amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to provide permanent funding beyond fiscal year 2019.
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Cites that the Indian Health Care Improvement Act provides permanent funding beginning in fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, and Native Hawaiians should receive equivalent assurance.
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Notes that Native Hawaiian population increased 31.4 percent between 2000 and 2010, with approximately 568,000 Native Hawaiians nationwide as of 2015.
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Identifies significant health disparities in the Native Hawaiian population, including lower life expectancy and higher mortality rates from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injuries compared to Hawaii's overall population.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and various state and federal officials.
Legislative Description
Requesting The United States Congress To Amend The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act To Ensure That The Act Receives Permanent Funding.
Native Hawaiian Health Care
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
3/28/2018