SUPPORTING THE REACTIVATION OF THE HAWAII HEALTH AUTHORITY WITH STATUTORY MANDATES THAT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THE TRANSITION OF THE STATE'S HEALTH INSURANCE PAYMENT SYSTEM INTO A SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

SCR 201 is a concurrent resolution supporting the reactivation of Hawaii's inactive Hawaii Health Authority (HHA) and mandating that the HHA develop a plan to transition the state's health insurance payment system to a single-payer model. The resolution specifies this transition should occur only after securing federal waivers and exhausting all federal funding for Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare. It cites potential savings of up to 30% in administrative costs - reducing the state's health care spending - by eliminating the current multi-payer system. The resolution directs state health, budget, and insurance agencies to support this effort.