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HI SB2199

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2018

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the State of Hawaii to submit a state innovation waiver proposal to the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the Treasury under section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

  • Permits implementation of the waiver on or after January 1, 2019, upon federal approval by the Secretaries.

  • Supports the recommendations of the affordable health insurance working group established under Act 43, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, which identified a state reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market as a potential innovation.

  • Intended to control health insurance costs in Hawaii by providing additional funding and innovative risk-pooling methods to cover high-risk patients with costly medical claims while maintaining Affordable Care Act protections.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 3000 (effective date appears to contain a clerical error in the original bill).

Legislative Description

Relating To Insurance.

Insurance

Last Action

The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

4/3/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/22/2018
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/15/2018
Health & Human Services3/8/2018
Ways and Means2/8/2018
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health1/22/2018

Full Bill Text

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