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Friday, May 8, 2015 |
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Kaiser to Bid for Maui Hospital Partnership
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 5716 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Kilauea Largest Source of SO2 Pollution in USA
By UHERO @ 2:19 AM :: 7331 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Using Vog from Kilauea to Estimate the Health Consequences of Particulate and SO2 Pollution....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 |
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Thanks to HGEA, Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 5867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 |
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Survey: Hawaii Ranks #2 in Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 7130 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Safety? How Did Your Hospital Do?
By News Release @ 8:48 PM :: 5451 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Read detailed Hospital Safety Scores for nine Hawaii Hospitals ...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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“The Indoctrination of our children” with Dr. Joe McIlhaney
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:01 PM :: 7352 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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Souki: HB1075 'Will open the doors for a vital public-private partnership'
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 5685 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... But the Maui News isn't so sure it still won't be sabotaged....
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Full Text: Unanimous Conference Committee Approves Maui Hospital Partnership Bill
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 9886 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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House Appoints Conferees, Conference Committee to meet Tues 5PM....
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Powdered Alcohol Prohibition Wins in Hawaii Senate
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:05 PM :: 7276 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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"Whenever there is a new product, whether it be powdered alcohol or e-cigarettes, we want to jump on it, and ban it."
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Sunday, April 26, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Health Connector Loses 63% of 2014 Enrollees--Worst in US
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 6126 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Exchanges run by the federal government both retained a higher percentage of 2014 enrollees and enrolled a higher percentage of new enrollees in 2015 than states that run their own exchanges....
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Friday, April 24, 2015 |
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Suffering Loss of Tobacco Tax Revenues, Health Department Applauds Act 19 Restrictions on E-Cigs
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 4918 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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"While tobacco use among Hawaii’s public middle and high school students has declined over the past decade, e-cigarette use has been increasing rapidly."
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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Ohana Policy Group Pushes Back Against Kindergarten Gay Sex Education
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 7938 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Hawaii's Ohana Policy Group is developing strategies and tactics to combat in-school lifestyle indoctrination....
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Monday, April 20, 2015 |
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Some States Pay Doctors More to Treat Medicaid Patients
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 3454 Views :: Health Care
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Fifteen states are betting they can convince more doctors to accept the growing number of patients covered by Medicaid with a simple incentive: more money....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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DoH: Tobacco Use Down 20%, E-Cigs Up
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 4930 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in Hawaii decreased by more than 20% from 2011 to 2013....However, use of e-cigarettes continues to grow at an alarming rate....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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BoE to Debate Sex Education Policy
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 2:54 AM :: 7050 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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April 21, 2015 (Tuesday) at 1:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Let Your Voice Be Heard for Maui Hospital!
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 5827 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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HB459: The Science and Politics of Casual Sex
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 8335 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Study: At Home Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3645 Views :: Health Care
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...in Hawaii, the cost to receive long term care services at home with a home health aide has increased over the past five years....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Local 5 Pushing Self-Funded Insurance Scheme
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4624 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"UNITE HERE Local 5 is attending municipal public meetings and speaking directly with elected policymakers."
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Grassroot: Public-private partnerships for Hawaii Hospitals
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:39 AM :: 3778 Views :: Health Care
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...an important step toward solving health cost issues as well as the state's physician shortage....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Gallup: Honolulu 2nd Healthiest Community in US
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 4508 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“State of American Well-Being: 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings” examines the comparative well-being of the largest 100 communities in the United States....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Worst in Nation Hawaii Health Connector Looking for Another $28M
By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 4693 Views :: Health Care
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...details for the House Finance Committee to work out in a hearing now set for Wednesday April 8 at 2pm in room 308....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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ADHD in Hawaii: 70% on Prescription Drugs, 61% Get 'Behavioral Therapy'
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 6718 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Drugs
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"The shocking truth is that many of those diagnoses are wrong, and that most of those boys are being drugged for no good reason—simply for being boys."
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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University of Hawaii Recruits 14-Year-Olds for Late-Term Abortion Experiments
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 PM :: 14366 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education, Life
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...to determine how much they bleed during the procedure....
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Monday, March 30, 2015 |
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Best States for Doctors? Hawaii Ranks 38th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 5312 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...The report uses 12 key metrics – ranging from average annual wages and salary disparities to patient population size and state medical board punitiveness to rank each of the 50 states....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
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Hawaii Counties' Health Rankings Compared
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 5196 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program helps communities identify and implement solutions that make it easier for people to be healthy....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
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Hawaii Medicare Advantage to Pay $120 Less Per Member Per Month?
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5007 Views :: Health Care
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...If recent cuts are finalized, beneficiaries would face cumulative premium increases, benefit reductions of more than $120 per month....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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HGEA Perreira Threatens Sen Roz Baker After Hospital Reform Hearing
By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 AM :: 9376 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Politicians
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"... you may currently enjoy the privilege of occupying a seat, you do not own it - it does not belong to you. Show some respect to the people who put you there ...."
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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Hawaii Disability Roll 12.5% Growth in 5 Years
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 5569 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Only eight states saw increases under 15 percent: New York, Virginia, Mississippi, North Dakota, Hawaii, Maine, Connecticut and West Virginia....
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
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Will State Borrow $28M to Fund Insolvent Health Connector?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:57 AM :: 3856 Views :: Health Care
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...HHC will not be self-sufficient for at least 8 years ["if ever" adds Senator Slom]....
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 |
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Lose a Body Part? Hawaii Workers Comp Pays More Than Most
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 5755 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...The loss of an arm, for example, is worth up to $48,840 in Alabama, $193,950 in Ohio and $439,858 in Illinois....
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 |
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Will Legislators Co-Sign $660M Loan for Evicted Racetrack Owner?
By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 12394 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...If approved, non-profits directed by Grace, the Paradise Lua porta-potty magnate who beat the rap for the 1999 Aloha Stadium porta-potty fire bombings, would be eligible for millions of dollars to fund proposals such as the "Paradise Ohana Heart and Vascular Center, Inc."....
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Friday, February 27, 2015 |
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Hawaii Rejects Sugary Beverage Labeling, Tax
By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 5829 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...the proposed laws could actually increase obesity by increasing poverty....
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
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Rep. McDermott sues UH Over 'Pono Choices' Secrecy
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 9026 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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The real question: what is the University of Hawaii afraid of?
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
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Surprise: Poorest Obamacare Enrollees Face $530 IRS Tax Bill
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 2:27 PM :: 6356 Views :: Health Care, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Also in the H&R Block report is the news that the individual mandate penalty is averaging $172. This is likely to rise in future years....
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Monday, February 23, 2015 |
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HB459 Amended: Parent's consent still needed for sex ed
By Video @ 7:50 PM :: 6704 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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"We want to encourage parents to always be the ones that are responsible for what their kids are learning in the public school system," Hawaii Family Forum's Eva Andrade said....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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Hirono: ObamaCare Needs MORE Snow Days
By Selected News Articles @ 8:31 PM :: 4815 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...Healthcare.gov failed customers on the last hours of open enrollment this past weekend and now anyone who had problems signing up is getting an extension....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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House Violates Public Notice Rules for Transsexual Birth Certificate Hearing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 PM :: 5574 Views :: Family, Health Care
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...HB631 will be granted a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18th....
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Saturday, February 14, 2015 |
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Right to Try Bills would Protect Terminally-Ill Patients from FDA Restrictions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 AM :: 4981 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...to make experimental drugs available to terminally ill patients who meet certain qualifications....
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Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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NY Attorney General: 79% of ‘Natural Supplements’ Totally Fake
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 6129 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, GMOs
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Yet another black eye for the industry which funds anti-GMO activism....
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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Wes Lo's Smoking Gun: Improvement of Medical Services on Maui Started With Fight for Second Hospital
By Andrew Walden @ 7:34 PM :: 8288 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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If the Legislature fails to grant MMMC permission to negotiate a partnership agreement with HPH and MMMC goes bankrupt, this interview will be the smoking gun....
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 |
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'Right to Try' Legislation Can Save Lives
By Rep Gene Ward @ 6:32 PM :: 5540 Views :: Health Care, Life
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“The bottom line of this bill is to start saving lives."
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Friday, January 30, 2015 |
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Former charity director indicted for theft
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 5470 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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The defendant is the former executive director of the Hawaii Centers for Independent Living....
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Friday, January 30, 2015 |
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Slom to Feds: Investigate Criminal Hawaii Health Connector
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 8:57 PM :: 5328 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...dishonesty and financial carelessness by the managers of the Hawaii Health Connector have been so rampant as to be criminal in nature....
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Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
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Procurement Violations: Feds May Demand Hawaii Health Connector Repay Grant
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:47 PM :: 4377 Views :: Health Care
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...We noted numerous questionable travel and entertainment costs as well as unsupported severance pay. These questionable costs may be disallowed by the funding agency....
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015 |
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Thanks to Obamacare, ILWU Contract Maybe Short-Lived
By Selected News Articles @ 10:16 PM :: 5613 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...if the new contract extends longer than three years, that will be a surprise to many....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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HB92: Terminal Patients 'Right to Try' Legislation Introduced in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 PM :: 5291 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...more than 20 states have introduced so-called "Right to Try" bills in the hopes of allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental—and potentially life-saving—treatments more easily....
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Friday, January 23, 2015 |
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Improve Health Care Competition by Repealing State Laws
By NCPA @ 9:52 AM :: 3780 Views :: Health Care
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...Repeal certificate of need (CON) laws....
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