Health Care

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations.  83 died of measles ....

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....

... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....

... avian influenza was detected in a backyard flock of various birds in Central O‘ahu. The property involved is within the area served by the Wahiawā Wastewater Treatment Plant, where a recent detection was reported ....

... Over 20,000 Hawaiʻi residents purchased plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2024, and more than 17,000 received subsidies. ....

... Union representing most of the staff at Maui’s only acute care hospital delivered 10-day notice of Unfair Labor Practice strike during bargaining today ....

... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....

... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....

... Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Attorney General Anne Lopez are urging both parties to seek federal mediation ....

... I am more than willing to mediate if both the union and the employer request my help ....

... calling on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms ....

... Lack of skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities result in up to 100-day hospital stays for wait-listed patients ....

... A three-judge panel found that the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to see medical and health records attached to court filings, such as mental competency examinations ....

... legislative victories this year in the areas of taxation, housing, healthcare and other issues ....

... People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ....

... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....

... 62% of Hawaii hospitals are at risk ....

... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....

... your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level ....

... However, the court did not block other parts of the Midwifery Restriction Law ....

"Wow, your kids are not even afraid of you.”

... how does your hospital rank? ....

... Mental illness is a central driver of the homelessness crisis ....

... Last year, 91 patients received aid-in-dying prescriptions, which is 31 more than the 2022 total ....

... another victory for greater healthcare freedom in Hawaii ....

... For 40 years, the Chevron precedent has been the backbone of administrative law, limiting judicial decision-making in favor of agency 'expertise' ....

... This year our freedoms were expanded with the passage by our state lawmakers of important legislation. Those expansions covered taxes, housing and healthcare ....

... the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid ....

... House Finance was persuaded to resurrect SB 1035.  It then went to Conference Committee, and it came up with a version that both houses then passed ....

... Akina said HB2404 will incrementally provide Hawaii taxpayers with the biggest income tax cut in state history ....

... huge wins in the areas of taxes, healthcare and housing reform ....

... Hawai‘i State Department of Health awards ground ambulance contracts to American Medical Response ....

"they did not update their label”

... This year, the Legislature finally listened to their pleas and passed SB1035 ....

... More than four in ten people reported difficulties accessing medical care and medications, compared to about one in ten before the fires ....

... nonprofit hospitals are exempt from the GET, but small physician practices and clinics are not ....

... Get inside scoop at upcoming events on how good bills managed to prevail ....

... Hawaii ranks 47th in health care facilities per capita ....

... but Hawaii has the 5th-highest proportion of teenagers offered drugs on school grounds ....

... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....

... at least five bills strongly supported by my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii were passed out of conference committees and now will go for final votes at the House and Senate floor sessions ....

... The application deadline for the second cohort of this groundbreaking program is July 1, 2024 ....

... the GET makes practicing in Hawaii so financially challenging, causing many Hawaii doctors to retire or move away ....

... The state’s high cost of living likely compounds these problems by hindering the recruitment of healthcare professionals ....

... highlights, frustrations at 2024 Legislature ....

... more than 500 health academy students who will receive hands-on training from Hawai‘i Pacific Health physicians and medical professionals to support the community clinic ....

... State lawmakers took an important first step last year by passing legislation that allowed Hawaii to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact ....