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Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii One of Seven Best States for Telemedicine
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 4968 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...American Telemedicine Association Releases Report Highlighting Critical Gaps in Coverage and Physician Practice Standards....
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Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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The Real Poison in Paradise
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:45 AM :: 8369 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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The caller had reported that she had seen a farmworker taken off of the field via ambulance and quickly assumed he had been poisoned....
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 |
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Senate Approves Assisted Suicide and Mandatory Abortion Promotion—How They Voted
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:57 AM :: 7222 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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Both bills will now crossover to the House where the process will begin again....
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Friday, March 3, 2017 |
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Pesticides, VOG, Mercury? DoH Seminar to Train MDs on Hysteria
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 9085 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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This major event for medical professionals is part of Gov. David Ige’s statewide initiative to address community concerns about chronic exposures to pesticides, Vog, lead, mercury and other environmental hazards (allegedly) affecting our keiki....
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Thursday, March 2, 2017 |
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Senate Judiciary and Labor Passes Assisted Suicide Bill Out of Committee
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:45 AM :: 5333 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The bill will now move to the full Senate floor for a vote....
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Sunday, February 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Legislature Obamacare Heavy
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5682 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...the amount of the penalty could be as much as $695 x 2 adults plus $695 x ½ x 3 kids = $2,432.50....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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SB1137: Return Control of HMSA to its Members
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 PM :: 5532 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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It will be heard on Monday, February 27, at 9:30 in room 229 before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Full circle about single-payer health insurance
By Rachelle Chang @ 11:23 PM :: 4655 Views :: Health Care
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I never understood why there is so much support for a national, single-payer healthcare system – until I started working in a small medical office....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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HB1595: Involuntary Commitment for Mentally Ill
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:32 PM :: 6040 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"Currently, there are no laws on the books that allow for the involuntarily commitment of individuals who are mentally ill or drug addicted or alcoholic...."
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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How They Voted: Assisted Suicide Bill Passes First Committee
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:28 PM :: 5692 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection & Health passed the assisted suicide (SB1129) out of committee on February 15, 2017....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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SB1129: Senate CPH Committee Schedules Assisted Suicide Bill
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:23 PM :: 5483 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The committee on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-17 8:30AM in conference room 229....
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Monday, February 6, 2017 |
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Fluoridated Water Reduces Gender Pay Gap by 4%
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 4953 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...“women who resided in communities with fluoridated water during childhood earn approximately 4% more than women who did not,” adding that they found “no effect of fluoridation for men.”....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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HB1595: Urine Free Zones
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:14 PM :: 5864 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"A person can be lying in their feces in a public stairwell and have an absolute constitutional right to do so, but the citizens walking over or through this public health hazard have no rights.”
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearing
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 5327 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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Both bills could deprive individuals of their Second Amendment rights simply based on allegations, without a conviction....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: The State of Tobacco Control
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 4665 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Grade F -- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Tops Gallup Well-Being Index for 6th Year Straight
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4584 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii, Alaska and South Dakota, states with track records of high well-being, were the top states in the 2016 rankings....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Natural’ Toxins for your Baby: ‘Homeopathic’ Profiteers Refuse Recall Order
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 7943 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...Hyland’s homeopathic teething tablet products labeled as containing belladonna....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Medicare Overbilling: Hawaii ranks 16th
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5297 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Waste Chief Reason Medicare Predicted to be Bankrupt by 2028....
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Friday, January 20, 2017 |
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Lost Jobs: Obamacare Impact on Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 5869 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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How many lost jobs, shuttered businesses and lost earnings in Hawaii? ....
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Friday, January 20, 2017 |
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How Does Hawaii Score on Healthcare Access?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:11 PM :: 4447 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Mercatus Center Healthcare Openness and Access Project – Hawaii Ranks 29th....
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 |
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Auditor: How Will Hawaii Regulate Midwives?
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:15 PM :: 3934 Views :: Health Care
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...the State’s proposed regulation of Certified Professional Midwives, who comprise just a small segment of the midwifery profession, is insufficient and inconsistent with the State’s regulatory policies....
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 |
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On Life Support? HECO Wants to Give You $20
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 6252 Views :: Energy, Health Care, Cost of Living
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Up to 2,000 customers dependent on life support equipment or increased heating and cooling needs due to a medical condition verified by a physician....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii State Legislators join nationwide initiative to address opioid abuse
By Video @ 3:37 AM :: 5726 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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Limit opioid painkiller prescriptions to one week at a time....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
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Hawaii Among Most Expensive States for Smokers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:55 PM :: 5549 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...Total Cost Per Smoker: $2,048,587....
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Sunday, January 15, 2017 |
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Obamacare? Nobody Wants it Less than Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 4993 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii CD1 has the lowest Obamacare enrollment in the USA....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Obamacare Repeal: How Will it Affect Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:22 PM :: 5960 Views :: Health Care
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Dr Goodman is one of four people who have most influenced the changes shaping our health care system....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii Healthcare Access Cut off by Regulations
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:21 PM :: 5080 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...some great scores...and some very, very poor ones....
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Monday, January 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii most racially integrated state (Except Healthcare)
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 5048 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii ranks 44th in "equality and integration" of healthcare....
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Monday, January 9, 2017 |
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Assisted Suicide: 2017 Bill Written to Facilitate Elder Abuse
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 5461 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The bill eliminates “safeguards” from current doctor-prescribed suicide laws and proposals....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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Out with Obamacare…In with Trumpcare?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 4229 Views :: Health Care
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What should the government’s role be when it comes to ensuring healthcare access for its citizens?
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
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Bedbugs: Honolulu Crawls up to 48th in USA
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 6833 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Tourism
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Nationally, Orkin's bed bug revenue is up more than 10 percent over last year....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Gets Small Business Waiver–First in the Nation to Escape Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 5655 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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“This action acknowledges the success of the state’s Prepaid Health Care Act in providing insurance to a majority of Hawaiʻi’s residents...."
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Obamacare Repeal Has Begun For Small Firms
By NCPA @ 10:59 PM :: 4199 Views :: Health Care
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Democrat politicians’ first real step towards conceding Obamacare needs to be repealed and replaced....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Zika virus-infected mothers delivered babies with microcephaly as early as 2009
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 4123 Views :: Health Care
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...severe birth defects related to infection with the Zika virus occurred in Hawaii much earlier than in 2016....
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Sunday, December 25, 2016 |
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Can the Unions Dodge the Law?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6964 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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Earlier this year, our lawmakers passed Act 25. It bans smoking on the premises of our state-owned hospitals....
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections—Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 5786 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...based on 10 key indicators of elder-abuse protection....
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Hawaii again nation’s healthiest state—Mainland Health in Decline After 8 Years of Obama
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 5015 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Years of Positive Health Gains in the United States Threatened by Rise in Cardiovascular and Drug Deaths....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Only 3% of Hawaii Tobacco Taxes Used for Anti-Tobacco Programs
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 5448 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...The State is the senior partner in the tobacco industry....
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Friday, December 9, 2016 |
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How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:36 PM :: 4141 Views :: Health Care
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As Republicans prepare to hammer out the details of a replacement for Obamacare, governors and state insurance commissioners are asking for a seat at the table....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Tops Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 4118 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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2015 Gallup Healthways State Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 |
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Annual Stop Flu at School Vaccination Program
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5313 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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Completed Vaccination Consent Forms due to Schools by December 16....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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UHERO: Obama’s Recession Produced Greater Inequality in Health
By UHERO @ 11:25 PM :: 4224 Views :: Health Care
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...obesity and overweight rates increased high school educated people, while there is weak evidence that they decreased for the college educated....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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American Legion Forum to Discuss Hawaii VA Care
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 5585 Views :: Health Care, Military
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The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6th at the Oahu Veterans Center at 1299 Kukila St, Honolulu....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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Abortion by mail comes to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 7437 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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The idea builds on a trend that is helping women obtain birth control more easily....
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Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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Interior Department Still Trying to Sell Doomed Obamacare Program to Micronesia
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 4640 Views :: Health Care
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...encourage citizens of the Freely Associated States (FAS) who live in the 50 U.S. States to enroll in health insurance plans available under the Affordable Care Act....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Hospitals Top New Safety Rankings -- 12 Grade ‘A’
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 4427 Views :: Health Care
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...the Fall 2016 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a program which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals....
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 |
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Hawaii First State to File ‘Complete’ Obamacare Waiver
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 5801 Views :: Health Care
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January 1, 2017 is the first day that these waiver programs could take effect....
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