Health Care

"...we wrote to our congressional delegation and were told, in no uncertain terms, that we would not be able to secure it...."

Former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, D-Hawaii, noted Hawaii’s enrollment cost is 26 times the national average, 2 1/2 times the cost for the second most expensive state....

"A recent study showed that the cost per enrollee for Obamacare in Hawaii is nearly $24,000."

Excluding Hawaii and the District of Columbia, which were outliers, the state Exchange with the highest cost-per-enrollee was Massachusetts, at $5,681. Hawaii’s cost-per-enrollee was 32 times California’s....

Here are nine of our predictions that have come to pass—and it’s not over yet....

The Hawai‘i Health Connector Hawai‘i concluded its first open enrollment period, which included a grace period that ended on April 30, with 9,785 enrollees....

...and 32,209 more enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP through the end of March 2014, compared to enrollment before the Marketplace opened last October....

The top-performing states—Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Hawaii—lead the nation across most dimensions of care, and have done so over time....

... Queens, Pali Momi, Straub, and Moanalua all scored 'A' ....

Do conservatives still want to repeal Obamacare?  It would seem the media don’t want you to think so....

We continue to advocate for the State of Hawai‘i to remove Basic Health Hawai‘i from Hawai‘i Administrative Rules and repeal Haw. Admin. Rules Chapter 17-1722.3....

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 38,978 adults aged 18 years or older from 6 states: Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin....

Chairman Saiki sent the letter after State Senator Sam Slom last week received contradictory responses from GAO representatives....

Last November, this writer filled out an incomplete application for an individual marketplace plan on the Health Connector....

...Abercrombie spent $74 million of your tax dollars on building a website for his Health Connector....

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said Wednesday it will investigate Hawaii Health Connector’s spending of its $204 million federal grant....

The next hearing will convene on April 30th at 10 a.m., beginning with the testimony of Dr. Fridovich....

586 sign-ups since March 31, 2014 ....

...the cost to receive long term care services at home in Hawaii through a home health aide increased over the past five years....

It includes topics such as physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, shelter, and healthcare....

Obamacare in Pictures: 15 charts that show the law’s effects on Americans....

The two largest correctional facilities, in Honolulu and Waipahu, both hold more seriously mentally ill individuals than are held at Hawaii State Hospital....

The biggest risk to reform has always been that the scheme would founder on its complexity....

“The State will make sure that COFA residents continue to have uninterrupted access to their health benefits while this lawsuit is pending”

Providers across the country were surveyed to determine the average costs....

...featured speakers this evening will be George Powell, M.D., Neurologist, Maui Medical Group and Stanley Tillinghast, M.D., Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Wailuku....

...Coburn voiced concern—from experience—about the lack of cancer treatment centers covered under Obamacare....

The governor plans to push for a waiver....

Matsuda said Hawaii’s diverse population and geography are impacting enrollment due to language barriers and cultural outreach issues....

The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....

Top officials from six state health insurance exchanges will testify Thursday, April 3rd in a House Oversight and Government Reform joint subcommittee hearing....

Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still come in at less than 1 percent of the state’s population....

...Obamacare as the ultimate April Fools’ Day punchline....

Today is kinda-sorta the deadline to sign up for Obamacare....

...request for the Government Accountability Office to review the taxpayer dollars used to fund the Hawaii Health Connector....

Despite the high risk and Hawaii's inability to open its exchange for two weeks after October 1, 2013, CMS allowed Hawaii's exchange to connect to the data hub....

...350 individuals and 17 businesses last week signed up for the Hawaii Health Connector with one week to go....

...in households spending a high share of their income on medical care....

There was no delay…until there was. The Washington Post reported last night that March 31 is not, in fact, the final word....

The Hawaii Health Connector seeks proposals from qualified bidders to provide professional marketing and communication services.... 

...consumers could see double-digit price hikes next year in states that fail to draw large numbers of [ACA] enrollees for 2014....

Today at the Supreme Court, some courageous Americans are standing up to Obamacare’s trampling of religious freedom....

Hawai‘i Health Connector is urging individuals and families to submit applications for health care coverage in a final push before the March 31 deadline....

Lloyd Lim details the pitfalls of organizing a 'Single Payer' healthcare insurance system in just one state....

Obamacare is now four years old. But unlike most 4-year-olds, it still can’t walk on its own....

Only 5,394 enrollments in the individual marketplace....

President Obama recently admitted that Obamacare will cause some Americans to lose their doctors....