Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill That Would Provide Health Insurance To All Children

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 10 Apr 2006 - 14:00 PDT

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The Hawaii Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide health insurance to all Hawaii children, the AP/Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports. Under the Keiki Care plan, which would operate for the next three years as a pilot program, the state and Hawaii Medical Service Association would split the cost of covering all uninsured children at a cost of up to $4 million. According to the Hawaii Uninsured Project, the state had approximately 16,685 uninsured children in 2005. A recent expansion of the state health insurance program will allow 9,000 additional children from low-income families to receive coverage, the AP/Star-Bulletin reports (Godvin, AP/Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/4).

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