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This concurrent resolution requests the Hawaii State Auditor to conduct an impact assessment of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), as specified in House Bill 820 for the 2025 legislative session. The resolution is grounded in Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 23-51 and 23-52, which require a comprehensive analysis of potential social and financial effects before implementing health insurance coverage mandates. The context for this request includes Hawaii's significant diabetes population (approximately 108,600 adults or 9.5% of the adult population) and the recognition that CGMs provide real-time blood glucose data that can help patients avoid dangerous sugar fluctuations and reduce long-term diabetes complications. The resolution specifically asks the Auditor to submit a detailed report with findings and recommendations no later than twenty days before the 2026 legislative session and directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the Auditor, Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Insurance Commissioner, with the ultimate goal of evaluating the potential benefits and costs of mandating CGM coverage in health insurance policies.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=120&year=2025