Health Care

...continuous cuts to doctors will only reduce access to care....

In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....

Public hearing 5:30 p.m. Monday Nov 10, 2014 Maui Waena School, 795 Onehee St., Kahului....

...a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court validates the state’s authority to determine the level of health care coverage provided to noncitizens who are ineligible for federal Medicaid....

Staff from three complex areas will receive training and assistance....

If approved, this would be the largest rate hike in recent HMSA history....

The Hawaii Health Connector Is The Most Expensive Obamacare Exchange In The Country....

New Jersey, New York and Illinois have imposed mandatory quarantines for health care workers who treated Ebola patients in West Africa....

"Hawaii's medical doctors understand the need to reform healthcare in America the right way and I am honored to earn their support," commented Djou....

...Star Advertiser Editorial Slams Chairman Ige And His Fellow Legislators For Their Failure....

Certificate-of-need (CON) laws prohibit health care providers from offering new services or new medical equipment without approval from the state....

Hawaii Health Connector and more ....

... the Connector was “a creature of the legislature”....

...state administration and some key lawmakers want the state Department of Human Services  to take over the Connector....

The Problem Is So Dire, Other Democrat Leaders Are Calling For An Emergency Special Session....

Senator Ige Co-Sponsored And Supported The Hawaii Health Connector Bill That Governor Abercrombie Signed Into Law....

...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....

Ige co-sponsored the bill creating the failed Hawaii Health Exchange....

According to the CDC website, genetic testing is used to diagnose this deadly disease....

Most recently, Kissel was president and CEO of Hawai‘i GAS....

Medical officials responded to an Ebola scare by placing a patient in isolation....

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has determined that the individual in isolation at a Honolulu hospital who was reported to the department as a possible Ebola case yesterday does not meet the criteria for testing....

Honolulu ranks 107th overall, 124th for "Health Care Accessibility & Quality"....

"Shamefully, legislators have known about this impending implosion for years, at least since late 2009...."

Senator Ige Ignored Warning Signs, Voted To Underfund Hospitals Now Cutting Services On Oahu, Maui And Kauai....

A survey of older adults on Oahu ranks affordable home health care and housing among the greatest needs....

As Chairman Of Ways And Means, Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals, Directly Resulting In This Fiscal Crisis....

...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....

...reports from California and Massachusetts indicating that mandated insurance coverage for orofacial anomalies increased premiums by two cents to four cents per member, per month....

...election day is November 4, and Obamacare’s second open enrollment begins on November 15....

No federal funds are permitted to cover abortions or administer plans that cover abortion....

...a potential violation of the law that says at least two plans must be available to consumers who don't want any association with the controversial procedure....

...Students can begin receiving an Autism Scholarship as early as age 3....

"Hawaii has America's highest cost of living and I am committed to reducing this burden...."

...A new report over the weekend on the growing doctor shortage is just the latest sign that the Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda is not working....

...The Dispensary System Task Force will submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation to the 2015 Legislature....

...in 2017, two significant ACA provisions -- which keep insurance costs down by giving taxpayer dollars to insurance companies -- expire....

...creates openness and rate transparency, and promotes increased competition by requiring Hawaii’s health insurers to allow its small group ACA rates to be published....

The following letter has been sent out to all HHSC employees....

Hawaii is making progress when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network....

Hawaii’s health-care exchange, the Hawaii Health Connector, has taken another blow....

...On average, it takes CMS 190 days to approve a waiver, though it can take up to 1,637 days (more than four years!) to receive approval....

“Bravo!…to HSMA for taking the lead in pulling out of the Health Connector...."

...legislation that will make it legal for a terminally ill patient to access investigational drugs....

...ACA enrollees may also be sicker....

...Last week, the House of Representatives voted to authorize Speaker John Boehner to file a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s failure to fully implement Obamacare....

"The ACA is threatening to dismantle multi-employer health and welfare funds that provide affordable, high-quality health care...."

Ryan is looking back to the success of the 1996 welfare reform....

...WalletHub used data from 47 states to construct a health-related return on investment metric....