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ktjy, <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> f,Tf•OFN�'� <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 565 20 <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING THE HONORABLE DAVID Y. IGE, GOVERNOR OF <br /> THE STATE OF HAWAII, TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE <br /> DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES' NEW HEALTHCARE CONTRACT <br /> AWARDS UNTIL RAMIFICATIONS FOR HAWAII COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE <br /> BEEN CONSIDERED AND IMPACTS ASSESSED IN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT <br /> PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS. <br /> WHEREAS, in August 2019, the State Department of Human Services ("DHS") issued a <br /> Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the new Quest Integration ("QI") with the intent of securing <br /> contracts for the provision of covered services to eligible Medicaid and Children's Health <br /> Insurance Program members for necessary medical, behavioral health, and long-term services <br /> and support in a fully risk-based, managed-care environment; and <br /> WHEREAS,prior to the RFP publication, there was no preliminary notice that DHS <br /> intended to reduce from five to two the number of statewide health plans that are available to <br /> service QI beneficiaries outside of O`ahu; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawai`i County residents and healthcare representatives had no opportunity <br /> to provide public comments or express valid concerns regarding the impact Hawaii County <br /> residents would face due to the decision by DHS to reduce the number of statewide health plans <br /> available to QI beneficiaries; and <br /> WHEREAS, AlohaCare's 12,040 members and `Ohana Health Plan's 7,346 members in <br /> Hawai`i County will be impacted and required to transition to a new health plan and potentially <br /> find a new physician; and <br /> WHEREAS, on July 1, 2020, when the new DHS contracts are scheduled to take effect, <br /> a total of 19,386 beneficiaries with AlohaCare and `Ghana Health Plan in Hawaii County will <br /> be displaced from their current healthcare plans, resulting in reduced access and lack of <br /> healthcare continuity; and <br /> WHEREAS, with the exception of(Tabu,there is a statewide physician shortage, which <br /> is especially pronounced in Hawaii County, and existing physicians in Hawaii County lack the <br /> adequate capacity to accept thousands of additional patients; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is absolutely critical and paramount, especially in light of the COVID-19 <br /> (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, that uninterrupted access to healthcare be maintained for <br /> residents of the State of Hawai`i; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is imperative that Hawai`i County QI beneficiaries, the providers who <br /> care for them, and other stakeholders be afforded the opportunity for public discourse with DHS <br /> relating to impacts on their healthcare; now, therefore, <br />