Health Care

... the high cost of living makes Hawaii nurses the lowest-salaried nurses in the nation ....

... Eighty-seven percent of over 2,000 survey participants reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following exposure to JP-5 jet fuel in the Navy water system. Thirty-seven percent sought medical care and 17 people reported being hospitalized overnight ....

... Clinicians schedule statewide strike starting May 18 to force changes at HMO that serves 260,000 Hawaii residents ....

... New Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group Highlight Pandemic-Era Declines in Patient Experience ....

... Drug Use by State: 2022’s Problem Areas ....

... To eliminate waiting period physicians need only to "believe" the time period is too long ....

... 2022’s Best & Worst States for Doctors ....

... slim pickings ....

... Medicare will only reimburse medical work at “reasonable charges” and will not reimburse the doctors for the GET they have to pay ....

... Barely a year after Hawaii began allowing nurses to abort first-trimester unborn babies, state lawmakers already are moving forward with legislation to allow nurses to do even more dangerous second-trimester abortions ....

... in Hawaii the increase in the cost for assisted living facility care surpassed the national trend while the increase in costs for home care services was less than what was seen nationally ....

... the regressive general excise tax is one of the reasons for Hawaii’s high cost of living ....

... SB2026 would enter Hawaii into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact....

... Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 2 milk-bearing cows ....

... The 20th annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states ....

... Free needles.  Lots of free needles ....

...  In Hawaii, smoking can burn a nasty hole through your wallet .... 

... “Hawaiʻi is the ʻmost hostile health environment to practice in," physician says ....

... life expectancy at birth in Hawaii is 82.3 years, the highest among states and well above the comparable national average of 79.2 years ....

... score improves from D+ ....

... Connecticut has the best dental health, followed by the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Jersey ....

"... NextHealth was operating without a CLIA Certificate of Waiver and a State of Hawaii Clinical Laboratory Class I Permit ...."

... Residents on Hawaii island are voicing their concerns about the shortage of healthcare, according to Lisa Rantz, executive director of the Hilo Medical Center Foundation ....

... 2021’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections ....

... NOTE: Hospitals ranking best for outcomes and efficiency rank lowest for equity ....

...  Since 2006, state officials have rejected over $200 million worth of certificate-of-need requests, which would have added more than 200 hospital beds to meet Hawaii’s medical needs ....

... more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese ....

... On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract ....

... Both HESD and DOH plan to expand the program to other selected alternative care sites throughout O’ahu and Neighbor Islands. Other alternative sites are being identified and may be ready by the end of this year ....

... In 2019, Gov. Ige signed Kal’s Law, which allowed individuals with a qualifying disability to work full-time at minimum wage without losing state or federal benefits. This year, Gov. Ige signed a bill that became Act 55 — which removes the practice of paying individuals a sub-minimum wage based solely on the fact the individual has a disability ....

... Clinicians are also seeking a state investigation into Kaiser’s violation of laws ensuring parity for mental health care ....

... Since legalization, a total of 59 people have died after taking advantage of the Our Care Our Choice Act ....

... a closer look at the government policies that have contributed to the problem ....

... Hawaii has low rates of vaccination against many diseases ....

... the small print reveals a trail of breadcrumbs leading to your bedroom ....

... Would the Hawaiian Kingdom Compel Everyone to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? The Answer is “YES” ....

... Hawaii feed stores seeing spike in Ivermectin sales--One Person Poisoned ....

... They are expected to work in Hawai‘i for eight weeks each ....

... A key component of this affiliation agreement is the creation of a combined physician group to be named The Queen’s University Medical Group (QUMG). ...

... used his state computer and state email account to send an email to the Chief Executive Officer of a private health care facility in which he solicited the CEO to purchase personal protective equipment from a private company, M&W Suppliers ....

... Hawaii County 3rd worst, Maui 5th, Kauai 13th ....

... best and worst ranked states closely correlate with 2020 presidential election results ....

... Hawaii ranks 48th for nursing salary when cost of living is factored in ....

"...any portable device that is designed to discharge electric energy, charge, voltage, or current into the body...."

... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....

... extension of a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for Marketplace coverage until August 15 ....

... the 11,260 Hawaii RNs annual mean salary is $104,830 ....

... One provision provides a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for up to six months. Another provision increases the Premium Tax Credit, which will extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to higher-income individuals ....

... it is doubtful any of Hawaii’s proposed tax increases this year will, if enacted, achieve the goal of increasing state revenues. More likely, they will further damage the economy and prompt even more of our family, friends and neighbors to move away ....

... Hawaii has the 5th lowest Avg. Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) ....