Hawaii QUEST Expanded

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Title
Hawaii QUEST Expanded
Project Officer(s)
Jessica Schubel
Start Date
End Date
Award
Waiver-Only Project
Description
Hawaii's QUEST program is a statewide program, and provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services through competitive managed care delivery systems. The QUEST program was designed to increase access to health care and control the rate of annual increases in health care expenditures. The State combined its Medicaid program with its then General Assistance Program and its innovative State Health Insurance Program. The QUEST program covers adults with incomes at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and uninsured children with family incomes at or below 200 percent FPL. In addition, the QUEST-Net program provides a full Medicaid benefit for children with family incomes above 200, but not exceeding 300 percent FPL and a limited benefit package for adults with incomes at or below 200 percent FPL who were previously enrolled under the QUEST program. The QUEST-ACE component provides the same benefits as QUEST-Net component to adults with incomes up to 200 percent FPL who are not eligible under the State Plan or cannot enroll into QUEST due to the enrollment cap. The Quest Expanded Access (QExA) program provides long term care services for the aged, blind and disabled (ABD) populations using an integrated managed care delivery system. In May 2010, the Demonstration was amended to include the Hawaii Premium Payment Program which provides a 12 month subsidy to eligible employers for providing employer-sponsored health insurance to qualified employees, with a date of hire, beginning May 1, 2010 up to April 30, 2011.
Funding
$0.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Kenneth Fink
Project Number
11-W-00001/09
Status
On May 1, 2010, CMS approved the State's request to include a temporary program designed to boost employment and increase health coverage for low income individuals and their families during the economic recession that is affecting Hawaii. The amendment will provide a 12 month subsidy for employers who hire new employees with household income up to and including 400 percent of the FPL, and provide them with employer sponsored insurance (ESI). The program will be known as the "Hawaii Premium Plus (HPP) program."
Awardee Address

P.O. Box 70019
Kapolei, HI 96709-0190
Estados Unidos

Awardee Name
Department of Human Services