STAND. COM. REP. NO. 156-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1774

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 1774 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COVERAGE FOR MAMMOGRAPHY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require health insurance policies, plans, contracts, or agreements issued by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological examinations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Medical Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that requiring the base level of coverage for existing mammography benefit mandates to be subject to terms of coverage that is at least as favorable to consumers as coverage for other radiological exams will help ensure that mammography screening benefits are reasonable and sustainable.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the preamble;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1774, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1774, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair