HI SR199

Requests the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Med-QUEST Division to allocate 12 percent of monthly health insurance premiums directly to each member's primary care provider.

Specifies that the 12 percent payment to primary care providers should be made regardless of whether the member actually receives services from that provider.

Cites Hawaii's shortage of primary care physicians due to high cost of living and business costs, proposing premium payments as a consistent funding mechanism to support primary care providers.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Human Services, Med-QUEST Division Administrator, and Board Chairperson of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund.