HI HCR86

Request the State Auditor to conduct a study analyzing the costs and benefits of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) relying on a single pharmacy benefits manager to fulfill prescriptions

Auditor's study must examine immediate cost savings against long-term costs, including impacts on rural community pharmacies and EUTF members in areas without convenient access to the single provider

Auditor to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2022 Regular Session

EUTF and Med-QUEST Division must compile and submit data on the top fifteen generic medications dispensed in 2020, including drug name, national drug code, reimbursement per unit, total units dispensed, total value, and plan identifiers, with all data deidentified

Both organizations must submit compiled pharmacy data to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2022 Regular Session