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Members press Hawaii officials on uninsured access after $188.9M award; presenters point to 15% cap
Summary
During a March 6 briefing, committee members asked how people losing coverage will access care under the Rural Health Transformation Program; state officials said many initiatives can serve uninsured people but CMS capped provider payments for uninsured services at 15% of program funds.
Committee members at the March 6 joint informational briefing repeatedly asked how Hawaii's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) will help people expected to lose insurance coverage.
A member said the program's "whole idea" is to help rural communities weather impending coverage losses and asked whether telehealth and other initiatives would be directly accessible to uninsured residents. Lauren Kim of the governor's office and other presenters said many interventions…
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