HB 578 Summary

• Authorizes providers of Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) health insurance plans to submit administrative data and health care services claims to the State Health Planning and Development Agency beginning January 1, 2019

• Requires the submission of Medicare Advantage data to fill existing gaps in Hawaii's all-payer claims database, specifically for the senior population (age 65 and over)

• Maintains existing requirements for health insurance providers funded by the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund and state Medicaid agency to submit administrative data beginning November 1, 2016

• Establishes a more complete picture of healthcare costs and services utilization for Hawaii's senior population, which is projected to grow from 17.1% to 23.8% of total population by 2045

• Takes effect on July 1, 2050