Health Care

...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....

...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....

...Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in an interview. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”....

...Amphetamine-positive patients spent more time per visit on average in the emergency department and were more likely to require medication and physical restraints....

...Hawaii is spending $4.5 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 32.9 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

... America’s Health Rankings Annual Report ....

... Saito had sexual relations with at least three hospital staff members. Saito has been known for his manipulative nature, and sources say sexual relations took place on multiple occasions where he was able to obtain contraband ....

...total cost of premiums and potential spending on deductibles ranging from $4,664 in Hawaii to more than $8,000 in eight states....

...a milestone for our efforts to reduce the preventable tragedies caused by the lack of inpatient treatment....

...Hawaii is among only seven states retaining an outdated standard requiring that harm to self or others be imminent for a person to qualify for inpatient commitment....

...Why is this such a difficult issue?  Because care home owners 'vote' their patients....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...Honolulu VA has the jobs filled--but its still not getting the job done....

...Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again....

...Hawaii among three most expensive states for home health aide services and for long term care in nursing facilities....

...Which States Fill the Most (and Fewest) Prescriptions for Erectile Dysfunction Drugs?....

...Hawaii-10.4% of live births are premature....

...Yes, your insurance rates will be going up, but we need our weed.  You straights exist to service us.  It is the order of things....

...Hawaii students tried to take their own lives at a higher rate than their peers across the country....

...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....

...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8%, up from 15.7% in 2000 and from 8.9% in 1990....

...Originally bid at $76,400, the contract grew to $543,374—a 611 percent increase—while its scope shrank and the deliverables’ deadline were extended by a year. In the end, the PKF founder was arrested at the arport....

...workflows that support timely referrals and effective clinical standards....

... Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2017 -4.04% ....

...the case is expected to reach the Supreme Court, where the matter may be finally settled....

...It is very tempting for a DOE administrator to think, “There’s no benefit for us if we do all this work because the Legislature needs to fund us anyway...."

...2018’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....

...Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 15-20, Audit of the Department of Human Services’ KOLEA System....

...The term “hate crime” comes up six times in the report but the phrase “child molestation” never appears....

...Americans initiating heroin use dropped by around half from 2016 to 2017. The number of Americans misusing opioids also dropped for the second year in a row, and the number receiving specialty treatment for heroin use increased....

"...Behavioral Specialists described an alarming frequency of significantly dangerous behaviors exhibited by a number of students, including suicide attempts that were nearly fatal...." 

...Annual skin cancer diagnoses: 20.3 per 100,000 residents....

...only 35 percent of daughters and 19 percent of sons had received all three shots of the vaccine series....

... and Hawaii dead last in Physician Medicare Acceptance Rate ....

... Under the new criteria, recipients for grants must either follow a “sexual risk reduction model” or a “sexual risk avoidance model” ....

...Beginning Aug. 10, 2018, the Hawai‘i Department of Health will require all Home Care Agencies to apply for licensure by the state....

"...under both state and federal fair housing laws, a person with a disability has the right to request ... use of an assistance animal that works, assists, provides emotional support...."

...This provision would block (preempt) county governments in Hawaii from passing their own laws to reduce tobacco use, including measures addressing the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes that attract kids....

...Wide variations exist in diagnosis rates between states and cities....

...Of more than 1,000 cancer centers across the country, the UH Cancer Center is one of only 70 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the nation....

...according to the 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released June 27 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation....

...Hawaii spent the second-lowest share of its own dollars on Medicaid in 2016....

...495 young adults from Hawai'i will soon be receiving compensatory education and education-related services thanks to the recent settlement....

...CMS removes Social Security numbers, increasing fraud protection and consumer experience for millions of Americans....

...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....

...patients and staff expected to occupy the new building in 2021....

...Anderson will be taking over for Pressler.  He has served as administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources since October 2015....

...look to other places both here and abroad where assisted suicide is already legal....

... Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report ....

...study reveals dramatic eight-fold difference in percentage of state funds allocated to helping mentally ill....