Hawaii: Gov. signs law locking in ACA protections

I've obviously gotten a bit behind with my "ACA 2.0 spreadsheet" project...

New law preserves Affordable Care Act measures for Hawaii residents

Gov. David Ige signed a new law on Thursday that ensures certain benefits under the Affordable Care Act will be preserved under Hawaii law.

Senate Bill 2340 retains several of the measures introduced in the Obama-era legislation, also known as Obamacare, including a clause that allows Hawaii adults up to 26 years-old to continue receiving health insurance under their parents.

The law also prohibits health insurance organizations from excluding coverage to those with preexisting conditions, or using an individual's gender to determine premiums or contributions to health insurance plans.

According to Louise Norris of healthinsurance.org, here's a more clear look at what SB 2340 does:

• Ensure that young adults can continue to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans until age 26
• Prohibit insurers from using applicants’ gender to set premiums
• Prohibit insurers from rejecting an application based on an applicant’s medical history, or imposing coverage exclusions based on pre-existing conditions.

Oh, and for the record:

Several major Hawaii healthcare organizations like Kaiser Permanente, HMSA, and the Hawaii Medical Association also submitted testimony in support of the bill.