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	*Schedule of Upcoming Meetings*

	•	No further meetings are scheduled. The Task Force ceased to operate on June 30, 2006, pursuant to Act 223, SLH 2005.



	*Meeting Materials* (PDF files of the agendas, minutes, written public comments, and any relevant research, data, and information distributed to task force members)
	June 28, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the June 20, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Draft: Final Report of the Hawai`i Health Care Task Force to the Hawai`i State Legislature, approved June 28, 2006

	June 20, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the May 16, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Draft Report: Analysis of the Impact of an Illustrative Single Payer System for Hawai`i, prepared by the Lewin Group, June 5, 2006
	•	Presentation: Analysis of the Impact of an Illustrative Single-Payer System for Hawaii, prepared by The Lewin Group, Revised May 31, 2006
	•	Draft: Final Report of the Hawai`i Health Care Task Force to the Hawai`i State Legislature, June 2006
	•	Chair's Report, by Josh Green, M.D.

	May 16, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the April 13, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Public Comment
	•	Outstanding Issues Report - Health Coverage Options
	•	Outstanding Issues Report - Community Health Centers
	•	Outstanding Issues Report - Asheville Model
	•	Outstanding Issues Report - Complementary & Alternative Medicine
	•	Outstanding Issues Report - Information Technology
	•	Task Force Final Report Outline - Discussion Draft
	•	Lewin Group Response to Request for Modifications to Single-Payer Analysis (May 15, 2006)
	•	Key Assumptions for Lewin Group Single-Payer Analysis (April 24, 2006)
	•	Hawaii Hospitals in Crisis - Presentation by Hawaii Pacific Health

	April 25, 2006 (meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum)
	•	Agenda

	April 13, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the April 4, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Public Comment
	•	Task Force Feedback on Single Payer Analysis

	April 4, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the February 7, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Presentation: Analysis of the Impact of an Illustrative Single-Payer System for Hawaii, prepared by The Lewin Group, April 4, 2006 (Updated: 04.05.06)

	March 9, 2006 (meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum)
	•	Agenda

	February 7, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the January 10, 2006 meeting (Approved)
	•	Public Comment
	•	2006 Bill Tracking List - compiled by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
	•	Update - List of Outstanding Issues from Task Force Interim Report
	•	Health Coverage Update, February 2006, Hawai`i Uninsured Project

	January 10, 2006
	•	Agenda
	•	Minutes of the December 13, 2005 meeting (Approved)
	•	Public Comment
	•	List of Outstanding Issues from Task Force Interim Report
•	Recommended Coverage Strategies - Presentation by Insurance Commissioner
•	List of Potential Discussants on Single Payer Coverage Option - prepared by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
•	Tentative Meeting Dates and Topics in 2006

December 13, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of the November 16, 2005 meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Draft Interim Report to the Legislature - Final (Approved)

November 16, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of the November 2 meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Response to RFP - The Lewin Group
•	Response to RFP - Mercer Oliver Wyman
•	Response to RFP - Milliman Consultants and Actuaries
•	Draft Interim Report to the Legislature Appendix - Act 223, SLH 2005 Appendix - Hawaii Health Workforce Collaborative Information Sheet Appendix - 3-Country Side-by-Side of Single-Payer Health Care Systems, prepared by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff Appendix - Physician’s License Renewal Application and Clinic Practice Questions, Vermont Department of Health Appendix - Hawaii Essential Insurance: A Plan to End the Problem of the Uninsured in Hawaii, submitted by Josh Green, M.D., State Representative Appendix - Project Access healthcare system - FAQs and Presentation by George F. Bond (September 2005)
•	Health PLAN for Hawaii, Presentation by Jory Watland; Washington Post Article, For Americans, Getting Sick Has Its Price (November 4, 2005)

November 2, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of the October 25 meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Letters of Intent to Respond to RFP
•	Comparison of UK NHS and California's Kaiser Permanente, Richard G.A. Feachem, Neelam K. Sekhri, Karen L. White, BMJ January 19, 2002
•	Summary of Public Testimony as of October 25, 2005, prepared by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
•	Background Paper on Single-Payer System, James Bentley, Washington, DC
•	Summaries of Single-Payer Systems, James Bentley, Washington, DC, Revised July 19, 2005
October 25, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of the October 12 meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Overview of Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act
•	RFP for Consulting Services - Costs & Benefits of a Single-Payer System
•	RFP Appendix A - Act 223, SLH 2005
•	RFP Appendix B - HB1617, HD1 (2003)
October 12, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of the September 20 meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Letter to DCCA Director Mark Recktenwald from Deputy Attorney General Frances Lum re: Prepaid Health Care Act and High Deductible Health Insurance Policies with Medical Savings Accounts (February 5, 2003)
•	HB 1617 HD1 (2003) Establishes a State Health Authority
•	SB 2302 SD2 HD2 (2002) Establishes a State Health Authority
•	3-Country Side-by-Side of Single-Payer Health Care Systems, prepared by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
•	PNHP (Physicians for a National Health Program) Fact Sheet: Health Savings Accounts - No Savings
•	National Health Insurance Puts Lives at Risk: Single-Payer Systems Don't Deliver on "Right" to Health Insurance, Health Insurance Underwriter, October 2004
•	Criteria for Cost Analysis: Hawaii's Status Quo vs. Single-Payer and Other Options, prepared by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
•	Hawaii Essential Insurance: A Plan to End the Problem of the Uninsured in Hawaii, submitted by Josh Green, M.D., State Representative
•	Sunshine Law Violation Complaint from Stephen M. Shaw, September 21, 2005 and Responses from DCCA Insurance Division and Office of Information Practices
September 20, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Revised Minutes of the August 24 Meeting (Approved)
•	Minutes of the September 8 Meeting (Approved)
•	Public Comment
•	Status of Information Requests from Task Force Members to Hawai`i Uninsured Project Staff (from 09/08/05 meeting)
•	Physician’s License Renewal Application and Clinic Practice Questions, Vermont Department of Health
•	Report on Community Health Improvement Progress, North Hawaii Outcomes Project, June 2004 (Revised May 2005)
•	The Hawaii Primary Care Directory, A Directory of Safety-Net Health Services in Hawai`i, August 2004 (Condensed Edition)
•	Map of Underserved Areas & Community Health Centers in Hawai`i, Hawai`i Primary Care Association
•	Canada’s Single-Payer Plan Online Article, Psychiatric News, October 3, 2003
•	Comparison on Minimum Benefit Legislation
•	HealthAlliant Slides, 2004
September 8, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Minutes of August 24 meeting
•	Sunshine Law Guide, Office of Information Practices, State of Hawai`i
•	Quotations from Potential Consultants for Single-Payer Cost Analysis
•	List of Potential Consultants and Experts, compiled by Hawai`i Uninsured Project staff
•	Contract with Insurance Division and Hawai`i Uninsured Project
•	Public Comment
August 24, 2005
•	Agenda
•	Act 223, SLH 2005
•	Task Force Appointment Letter
•	Proposals to Increase Health Care Access in Hawai`i by the Hawai`i Uninsured Project (January 2005)
•	Prepaid Health Care Act Policy Brief by the Hawai`i Uninsured Project (July 2004)
•	Final Report - The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Cancer Care in Hawaii (May 2002)
•	Post Congress Report - Vision 2000 Health Care Congress (October 1995)
•	Report to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel to the 1993 Hawaii State Legislature on Health Care Cost Containment Recommendations (September 1992)

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