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HI HB1459
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Executive Office on Aging for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias public health campaign.
- Campaign will educate the public on early signs of cognitive impairment, the value of early detection and diagnosis, and benefits of discussing memory and thinking changes with healthcare professionals.
- Finds that approximately 29,000 people ages 65 and older in Hawaii currently live with Alzheimer's disease, with 52,000 family members providing care.
- Notes that Medicaid spending for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias is 22 times greater than spending for seniors without dementia.
- Takes effect on July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Relating To Health.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
12/11/2023
Committee Referrals
Health1/30/2023
Full Bill Text
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