Health Care

...Hawaii has 8 ‘A’ Hospitals out of 12 total hospitals....

On March 6 Hawai’i Free Press carried an article reporting on SB501: “Hawaii lawmakers are censoring pro-lifers who were defending free speech”.  Now the Attorney General has weighed in....

In 2013, the Hawaii State Hospital moved for a court order authorizing the involuntary administration of medication to Lawrence after he refused to accept medication....

The life expectancy at birth in Hawaii in 2010 was 82.4 years....

Don’t worry: You can trust the Feds and Silicon Valley with your ‘medical’ marijuana records—unless you annoy them in some way....

The authors note that their recommendations are important as the healthcare system moves toward value-based payment....

Rates of youth disconnection are higher in rural counties than in urban counties....

...Avg Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) – 50th....

People with years or decades to live may qualify for assisted suicide....

...Bully Bill Advances Out of Health Committee....

Mass legalization of assisted suicide is not inevitable....

Maybe the Hawaii DoE will stop suing disabled children now?

... a lethal dose of barbiturates can save insurance companies big money ....

In Oregon, 1,749 lethal prescriptions have been written and at least 1,127 patients have died from ingesting the drugs....

...bills heard this week (HB76, HB233, and HB234) attempt to amend the law passed last summer by adding new severance options for the hospital employees....

... Kupuna Caregivers $70/Day Appropriation SB534 / HB607 ....

The House Health Committee is poised to pass a bill requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to disseminate pro-abortion messages....

...American Telemedicine Association Releases Report Highlighting Critical Gaps in Coverage and Physician Practice Standards....

The caller had reported that she had seen a farmworker taken off of the field via ambulance and quickly assumed he had been poisoned....

Both bills will now crossover to the House where the process will begin again....

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....

The bill will now move to the full Senate floor for a vote....

...the amount of the penalty could be as much as $695 x 2 adults plus $695 x ½ x 3 kids = $2,432.50....

...Suicide Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:30 a.m....

It will be heard on Monday, February 27, at 9:30 in room 229 before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health....

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....

"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...."

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection & Health passed the assisted suicide (SB1129) out of committee on February 15, 2017....

The committee on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-17 8:30AM in conference room 229....

"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.”

Both bills could deprive individuals of their Second Amendment rights simply based on allegations, without a conviction....

Grade F -- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding....

Hawaii, Alaska and South Dakota, states with track records of high well-being, were the top states in the 2016 rankings....

This is how the state spends your taxpayer money....

...Hyland’s homeopathic teething tablet products labeled as containing belladonna....

...Waste Chief Reason Medicare Predicted to be Bankrupt by 2028....

How many lost jobs, shuttered businesses and lost earnings in Hawaii? ....

Mercatus Center Healthcare Openness and Access Project – Hawaii Ranks 29th....

...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....

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....

Limit opioid painkiller prescriptions to one week at a time....

...Total Cost Per Smoker: $2,048,587....

Hawaii CD1 has the lowest Obamacare enrollment in the USA....

Dr Goodman is one of four people who have most influenced the changes shaping our health care system....

...some great scores...and some very, very poor ones....

Hawaii ranks 44th in "equality and integration" of healthcare....

The bill eliminates “safeguards” from current doctor-prescribed suicide laws and proposals....

Nationally, Orkin's bed bug revenue is up more than 10 percent over last year....