Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HCR39 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 39 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Requesting the HEALTH DATA ADVISORY COUNCIL to confirm the number of uninsured children STATEWIDE AND per county in 2025 AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MED-QUEST DIVISION TO ESTIMATE COSTS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON POLICY CHANGES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 39
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37	37	Requesting the HEALTH DATA ADVISORY COUNCIL to confirm the number of uninsured children STATEWIDE AND per county in 2025 AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MED-QUEST DIVISION TO ESTIMATE COSTS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON POLICY CHANGES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN.
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45	45	WHEREAS, based on United States Census Bureau 2024 data, an estimated 3.6 percent of children from birth to eighteen years of age statewide do not have health insurance, with that number estimated to be as high as nine percent on Hawaii Island and five percent on Maui; and WHEREAS, in Hawaii, if a child qualifies for Medicaid at any time during the period from birth to age six, they are eligible for continuous coverage through age six, and if they qualify at any time after age six, they qualify for continuous coverage for a period of two years until they reach the age of eighteen; and WHEREAS, additional expansion of Med-QUEST coverage is an efficient option for covering uninsured children in Hawaii, and the cost of coverage for children is significantly lower than coverage for adults; and WHEREAS, a plan to achieve universal health insurance coverage for children in the State should be informed by policy recommendations based on accurate population and cost data; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the Senate concurring, that the Health Data Advisory Council of the State Health Planning and Development Agency is requested to confirm the number of uninsured children statewide and per county in 2025; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health Data Advisory Council is requested to examine at least sixty days of de-identified privacy-assured hospital and emergency department claims or discharge data, or both, through available and reliable data sources, including the impacts of any changes that may occur in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage policies; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services is requested to estimate the state-related cost of increasing the coverage of children between the ages of six to eighteen from the current two years of continuous coverage following Medicaid eligibility to up to twelve years of continuous coverage by Med-QUEST, as necessary; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division is also requested to estimate the number of remaining uninsured and underinsured children from birth to age eighteen who are ineligible by virtue of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations for Med-QUEST coverage and estimate the state-related cost of Med-QUEST coverage for these children; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division and State Health Planning and Development Agency are requested to collaborate to propose policy changes that may be needed to achieve the goal of universal health insurance coverage for children in the State, including consideration of any new developments in Medicaid funding resulting from federal policy changes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division and State Health Planning and Development Agency are requested to submit a report on the data, findings, and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Administrator for the State Health Planning and Development Agency, Med-QUEST Division Administrator, and Chairperson of the Health Data Advisory Council. OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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47	47	WHEREAS, based on United States Census Bureau 2024 data, an estimated 3.6 percent of children from birth to eighteen years of age statewide do not have health insurance, with that number estimated to be as high as nine percent on Hawaii Island and five percent on Maui; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, in Hawaii, if a child qualifies for Medicaid at any time during the period from birth to age six, they are eligible for continuous coverage through age six, and if they qualify at any time after age six, they qualify for continuous coverage for a period of two years until they reach the age of eighteen; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, additional expansion of Med-QUEST coverage is an efficient option for covering uninsured children in Hawaii, and the cost of coverage for children is significantly lower than coverage for adults; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, a plan to achieve universal health insurance coverage for children in the State should be informed by policy recommendations based on accurate population and cost data; now, therefore,
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63	63	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the Senate concurring, that the Health Data Advisory Council of the State Health Planning and Development Agency is requested to confirm the number of uninsured children statewide and per county in 2025; and
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67	67	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health Data Advisory Council is requested to examine at least sixty days of de-identified privacy-assured hospital and emergency department claims or discharge data, or both, through available and reliable data sources, including the impacts of any changes that may occur in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage policies; and
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71	71	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services is requested to estimate the state-related cost of increasing the coverage of children between the ages of six to eighteen from the current two years of continuous coverage following Medicaid eligibility to up to twelve years of continuous coverage by Med-QUEST, as necessary; and
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75	75	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division is also requested to estimate the number of remaining uninsured and underinsured children from birth to age eighteen who are ineligible by virtue of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations for Med-QUEST coverage and estimate the state-related cost of Med-QUEST coverage for these children; and
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79	79	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division and State Health Planning and Development Agency are requested to collaborate to propose policy changes that may be needed to achieve the goal of universal health insurance coverage for children in the State, including consideration of any new developments in Medicaid funding resulting from federal policy changes; and
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83	83	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Med-QUEST Division and State Health Planning and Development Agency are requested to submit a report on the data, findings, and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and
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87	87	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Administrator for the State Health Planning and Development Agency, Med-QUEST Division Administrator, and Chairperson of the Health Data Advisory Council.
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109	109	Report Title: SHPDA; Health Data Advisory Council; Med-QUEST Division; Uninsured and Underinsured Children; Universal Health Insurance; Report
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113	113	SHPDA; Health Data Advisory Council; Med-QUEST Division; Uninsured and Underinsured Children; Universal Health Insurance; Report