ALOHACARE v. ITO

No. SCAP-30276.

271 P.3d 621 (2012)

126 Haw. 326

ALOHACARE, Petitioner/Appellant-Appellant, v. Gordon I. ITO, Insurance Commissioner, State Of Hawai`i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee, and United HealthCare Insurance Company dba Evercare; WellCare Health Insurance of Arizona, Inc., dba Ohana Health Plan and affiliates; and Department of Human Services, State of Hawai`i, Respondents/Intervenors-Appellees-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

January 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Kemper , for petitioner/appellant-appellant.

James F. Nagle , Deputy Attorney General, for respondent/appellee-appellee.

John F. Molay , Deputy Attorney General, for respondent/intervenor-appellee-appellee Department of Human Services.

Dianne W. Brookins , (Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing.) for respondent/intervenor-appellee-appellee United Healthcare Insurance Co.

Lorraine H. Akiba , ( McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon ,) for respondent/intervenor-appellee-appellee Wellcare Health Insurance of Arizona, Inc., dba Ohana Health Plan.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., DUFFY, J., Circuit Judge NISHIMURA, assigned in place of NAKAYAMA, J., Recused, and Circuit Judge LEE, assigned by reason of vacancy, with ACOBA, J., concurring and dissenting separately.


Opinion of the Court by RECKTENWALD, C.J.

AlohaCare, a health maintenance organization, submitted a proposal to the Department of Human Services to bid for a Quest Expanded Access contract to provide healthcare services for aged, blind, or disabled participants in the State's Medicaid program. AlohaCare was not one of the successful bidders. The Department of Human Services instead awarded Quest Expanded Access contracts to United HealthCare Insurance Company, dba...

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