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This Concurrent Resolution requests the State Auditor to conduct comprehensive social and financial assessments of two proposed health care system changes in Hawaii: first, the adoption of a universal, publicly-administered health care system for all residents, which would require the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) to become self-funding, meaning it would manage its own finances rather than relying on external funding for future benefits; and second, the implementation of a mandatory health insurance coverage system for EUTF and Medicaid beneficiaries that would be self-insured, meaning the programs themselves would bear the financial risk of healthcare costs, and would utilize "administrative services only" (ASO) contracts, where external companies handle administrative tasks like claims processing but do not take on the financial risk of the insurance itself. The Auditor is required to submit a report of these findings and recommendations to the Legislature by a specific date, following a state law that mandates such assessments before considering legislation for new health insurance coverage requirements.