HI SB 2690
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PRIMARY CARE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2690 pass?
No. HI SB 2690 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
What is HI SB 2690 about?
Requires all health carriers to allocate, initially, not less than 6% of the carrier's total medical expenditures to primary care providers, with the percentage increasingly incrementally to 12%. Requires health carriers to pay primary care providers directly, rather than through administrative mechanisms. Places restrictions on downcoding and claim modifications. Requires health carriers to ensure access to primary care in rural areas, including access to Primary Care Access Visits and Community Access Primary Care Sites. Requires Insurance Commissioner to administer requirements established in bill. Requires the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to apply the Act, to the extent permitted by federal law and subject to any federal approvals, to Medicaid managed care organizations. Requires reports. Requires the Auditor to evaluate the impact of the Act on various metrics 3 years after the measure's effective date. Establishes the primary care stabilization special fund.
Who sponsors HI SB 2690?
INOUYE, HASHIMOTO, LAMOSAO are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2690, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Requires all health carriers to allocate, initially, not less than 6% of the carrier's total medical expenditures to primary care providers, with the percentage increasingly incrementally to 12%. Requires health carriers to pay primary care providers directly, rather than through administrative mechanisms. Places restrictions on downcoding and claim modifications. Requires health carriers to ensure access to primary care in rural areas, including access to Primary Care Access Visits and Community Access Primary Care Sites. Requires Insurance Commissioner to administer requirements established in bill. Requires the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to apply the Act, to the extent permitted by federal law and subject to any federal approvals, to Medicaid managed care organizations. Requires reports. Requires the Auditor to evaluate the impact of the Act on various metrics 3 years after the measure's effective date. Establishes the primary care stabilization special fund.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- INOUYEprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- Changcosponsor
- Fukunagacosponsor
- Gabbardcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-18
The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-02-18
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-02-17
The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-18-26 10:06AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28
Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1965
Official source
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