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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Auditor, a government official responsible for examining public accounts and operations, to study the potential social and financial impacts of requiring health insurance plans to cover ambulance services and community paramedicine. Community paramedicine is a healthcare model where trained paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) provide care outside of traditional emergency responses, such as managing chronic conditions at home, improving access to primary care, and reducing unnecessary emergency room visits, especially in underserved areas. This assessment is being conducted in response to a proposed bill (S.B. No. 283) and is a requirement in Hawaii before mandating new health insurance coverage, aiming to ensure that such mandates are well-understood in terms of their benefits and costs to the public and the healthcare system.