STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2092-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: S.B. No. 3045

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3045, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Beginning January 1, 2027, require all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations in the State, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover the cost of continuous glucose monitors and related supplies under certain conditions; and

(2) Allow the Departments of Health and Human Services to accept and expend funds from public and private sources to support the expansion of access to continuous glucose monitors.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services; State Health Planning and Development Agency; Disability and Communication Access Board; Hawaii Medical Association; Aloha Independent Living Hawaii; Hilo Benioff Medical Center Foundation; and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association; Hawaii Medical Service Association; and Hawaii Association of Health Plans.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3045, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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CHRIS TODD, Chair