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■ ■ • <br /> _ <br /> 1 and other providers of medical services in the state of Hawaii; (2) the needs to respond to and to <br /> 2 revise certain compensation practices adopted by health insurers in the state of Hawaii;and(3) to revise <br /> 3 other current financial practices relating to healthcare to prepare for adoption of a universal, publicly <br /> 4 administered,health care-for-all insurance model with a single-payer or all-payer system for Hawaii. <br /> 5 SECTION 4. The Hawaii health authority is hereby authorized to continue planning for <br /> 6 adoption of universal, publicly administered, health care-for-all insurance model with a single-payer <br /> 7 or all-payer system for Hawaii and to report to the governor, the legislature, and to the general public <br /> 8 at such intervals as it finds necessary and appropriate. <br /> 9 SECTION 5. There is appropriated from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the <br /> 10 sum of$350,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for expenditure <br /> 11 by the Hawaii health authority for its general administration under this Act, including the hiring <br /> 12 of an executive director and other staff, exempt from civil service, as it may deem necessary for <br /> 13 the fulfillment of its functions. <br /> 14 PART II —Administration of Unfunded Liabilities by Hawaii Health Authority <br /> 15 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that, according to the National Conference of State <br /> 16 Legislatures. in 2010. forty-six states self-insured or self-funded at least one of their employee <br /> 17 health care plans, and at least twenty-nine states self-funded all of their employee health care <br /> 18 offerings. <br /> 4 <br />