HCR 5 Summary

• Requests the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase monetary compensation for health care workers whose positions and services are funded under the Medicare program.

• Cites health care worker shortages exacerbated by burnout, exhaustion, and premature job departures despite being viewed as essential "health care heroes."

• Notes that by 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history, with people age 65 and older expected to reach 77 million, creating increased demand for caregiving and health care services.

• Directs that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to Hawaii's congressional delegation and the CMS Administrator.