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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawal`a State Association of Counties = v <br /> Counties of Kauai, Maui, Hawaii and City and County of Honolulu <br /> <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS <br /> TRUST FUND TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ESTABLISH A CAPTIVE <br /> INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND ESTABLISH SUCH A <br /> PROGRAM. <br /> <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, establishes the Hawaii <br /> Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund CEUTF') to provide state and county <br /> employees and retirees and their dependents with health insurance benefits, and was <br /> created as a single health benefits delivery system in 2001 to reduce the projected <br /> - - health -care cost's to the--state-and-counties;-an-d - - ^ - - - - - - - - <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the EUTF, the state, and Hawaii's counties must continue to <br /> consider innovative means to take better control of their financial destinies, reduce <br /> increases in premiums, and cut unnecessary costs to both health plan participants and <br /> employers; an, <br /> WHENa total amount contributed to the EUTF for health benefit plans in <br /> fiscalear 2008 w s $551,754,5 of this amount $307,468,074 came from the state, <br /> $128;636,434 came from thee, M' and county water supply agencies, and <br /> $115,650,073 was contributed " ees, nd <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, as an example, Honolulu's approiati r,, ployer contribution <br /> has increased from $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2000`"tg'10 fiscal year <br /> 2010, an increase of over 100%; and ` s <br /> 44 <br /> WHEREAS, if this trend continues, the state and counties' required co~ftb tion <br /> to the EUTF health fund might double again in the next decade; and <br /> ~ s <br /> WHEREAS, according to the state of Hawaii Data Book there were s,T <br /> workers and 18,550 county workers in 2008; and <br /> V, <br /> WHEREAS, according to the EUTF's annual report the total number a `A Y °4 <br /> individuals (employees and dependents) enrolled with insurance coverage t ugh1, ' <br /> EUTF was 167,800, as of June 30, 2008; and <br /> r <br /> WHEREAS, the numbers of state and county workers and individuals erirplled <br /> with the EUTF represent a substantial base to develop a captive health insurance <br /> program; and <br /> WHEREAS, employers and employees share in the payment of health insurance <br /> premiums and the increases in the premiums are more than the annual increases in <br /> inflation and in pay for employees; and <br /> f ' <br /> "ft CW <br /> i is W <br /> T y ~i•f yi <br /> OCS/102009/04:04/HM 1 M. <br /> O. M <br />