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This resolution requests the Health Data Advisory Council (HDAC) and the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study on children's health insurance coverage in Hawaii. Specifically, the HDAC is asked to confirm the number of uninsured children statewide and by county in 2025, examining at least 60 days of de-identified hospital and emergency department data while considering potential changes in Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage policies. The Med-QUEST Division is tasked with estimating the state-related costs of expanding continuous Medicaid coverage for children from the current two years to up to twelve years, as well as calculating the number and potential coverage costs for remaining uninsured and underinsured children aged birth to eighteen who are currently ineligible for Med-QUEST. The resolution also calls for the Med-QUEST Division and the State Health Planning and Development Agency to collaborate on proposing policy changes to achieve universal health insurance coverage for children, taking into account potential federal policy developments. The agencies are requested to submit a comprehensive report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, highlighting the state's commitment to addressing children's healthcare access.

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=34&year=2025