STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1120-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2635

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2635, S.D. 2, 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 insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological exams.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Rainbow Family 808, Hawaii Medical Association, Hawai‘i Women Lawyers, and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that at this time, a mammogram is the best way to find breast cancer for most women of screening age; however, several studies have shown that women will delay screenings because of high out-of-pocket expenses. Sustainable solutions for mammographic coverage, such as the base level of breast cancer screening proposed by this measure, will improve access to mammograms and help address screening delays.

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 S.B. No. 2635, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2635, S.D. 2, 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