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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii GOP: Obamacare Failure Driving Party Recruitment
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 5274 Views :: Health Care, Republican Party
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25,000-30,000 Hawaii residents’ medical plans are set to be canceled January 1st....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HI lawmakers critical of developer that created health-care, tax websites
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:03 PM :: 6271 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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The state Department of Taxation paid CGI Group more than $87 million over 12 years....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HMSA: We Won't Cancel Policies Until After the Election
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 7114 Views :: Health Care
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"...members who don't choose a new ACA plan by Dec. 15 will be re-enrolled in their current plan in December for another year to ensure they don't lose...." -- Yadao
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Do You Believe Obama This Time? How About Now? …Now?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:28 PM :: 3645 Views :: Health Care
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Once upon a time, Obamacare was “settled” law that was “here to stay”....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Obama concedes, announces changes to health care law
By Selected News Articles @ 7:41 PM :: 3257 Views :: Health Care
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President Obama said Thursday he will let Americans renew for one year any health plans that do not meet Obamacare's coverage standards....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Health Dept: 60% of Hawaii Teens' Drinking is Less Sugary
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 4877 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...Education works: Who needs a Beverage Tax?....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Obama Becoming a Punchline, but Obamacare Is No Joke
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:08 AM :: 3666 Views :: Health Care
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“The Tonight Show” is a cultural bellwether, so when its studio audience roars its approval at Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) quip that Obamacare is “the biggest job killer in this country,” you know something’s happening across our land....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Medicaid Buy-In Task Force to Meet
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 5886 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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- DATE: Thursday, November 14, 2013
- TIME: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- PLACE: Conference Room 229 State Capitol
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Tattering the Safety Net
By NCPA @ 11:52 AM :: 4770 Views :: Health Care
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One of the ways that the health reform is being funded is through cuts in disproportionate share funding for hospitals....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Lim on Health Connector: Wrong Managers Hired Wrong Vendor
By Video @ 2:14 AM :: 4716 Views :: Health Care
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The interview contains a valuable introduction to what the Affordable Care Act is and clearly explains the “Hawaii Healthcare Connector,” which Lim initiated as its start-up executive director....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Obama’s Promise of “Competition” in Obamacare: Also False
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 3339 Views :: Health Care
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In more than half of the counties in the U.S., people have only one or two insurance carriers offering coverage on their exchanges....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Analysis: Hawaii Health Connector Signs up only 2% of Projections
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4903 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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By comparison, when Medicare Part D began, two-thirds of people who voluntarily enrolled in a plan did so after coverage began....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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New Federal Rule Mandates Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity for Insurance Plans
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 7750 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...ensures that health plans features like co-pays, deductibles and visit limits are generally not more restrictive for mental health/substance abuse disorders benefits than they are for medical/surgical benefits....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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More Special Obamacare Treatment — But Not for You
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 3630 Views :: Health Care
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The Obama Administration has indicated it will propose a new regulation that could give many unions a break from one of Obamacare’s new fees....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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Answered: Why Two Obama Loyalists Lost Their Health Policies
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 3714 Views :: Health Care
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It did not cover dependents in the manner set out by the law, and it did not cover pediatric dental....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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They Liked Their Health Plans, But Can't Keep Them
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:05 PM :: 3630 Views :: Health Care
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“If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” -- NOT!
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Labor Unions May Get Health Law Tax Relief
By Selected News Articles @ 8:21 PM :: 3960 Views :: Health Care
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Buried in rules issued last week is the disclosure that the administration will propose exempting “certain self-insured, self-administered plans” from the law’s temporary reinsurance fee in 2015 and 2016....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Caught in the Obamacare Web
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 3631 Views :: Health Care
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Hadley and Dougall want to make sure their personal information is removed from HealthCare.gov. There's just one problem: Users can't delete their own accounts....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Still Refusing to Reveal Sign-up Numbers
By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 4329 Views :: Health Care
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The last update given to reporters was October 18 when the Hawaii Health Connector reported only 440 applications had been completed online....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Who Is Affected by Obamacare? EVERYONE
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:15 PM :: 4094 Views :: Health Care
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In response to the wave of insurance cancellations hitting millions of Americans, and the admission by some on the left that President Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was false, Obamacare’s defenders are now taking a different tack....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Security Violation Just the Tip of the Obamacare Iceberg
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:00 AM :: 3436 Views :: Health Care
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Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov and found a big surprise—the eligibility information of another family in a different state....
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Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Asset-Rich People Now Eligible for Hawaii Medicaid--But Can't Log on the Website
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 AM :: 7663 Views :: Health Care
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"Apparently I qualify for Medicaid, even though I have quite a bit of assets---way more than most people have when they retire."
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Saturday, November 2, 2013 |
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Gabbard: ‘Coverage-Related Problems Raise Serious Concerns’ About Obamacare
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 3260 Views :: Health Care
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"...the glitch-ridden launch of the online exchanges, and other coverage-related problems, have raised serious concerns....”
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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The Conservative Alternative to Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:49 PM :: 3470 Views :: Health Care
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We’ve been very critical of Obamacare because it’s hurting Americans. But that has caused some to ask, “What’s your alternative?”
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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After Six Years Improvement, Hawaii Scores 'C' on Premature Birth
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4859 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii’s preterm birth rate fell to 12.2 percent but the change was not enough to change its grade on the 2013 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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A Psychiatric Trick or Treat
By NCPA @ 2:56 PM :: 3930 Views :: Health Care
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Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating a federally funded Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) program....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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NYT: Obamacare 'Adverse Selection' Followed by 'Death Spiral'
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 4317 Views :: Health Care
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Economists call the process "adverse selection" and warn that in its worst iteration it could lead to a "death spiral" of falling enrollment and climbing prices....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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State Releases 10-Year Report on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 6805 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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“The extensive report summarizes rates of treatment services in Hawaii and reflects substance abuse trends and areas of concern"
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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Has Your Health Insurance Plan Been Canceled?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:37 PM :: 5220 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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"If you like your health care, you can keep your health care plan." --Obama, 2009
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Sunday, October 27, 2013 |
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Seminar Tackles Healthcare Options for Small Businesses in Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:12 PM :: 4353 Views :: Health Care
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...there are plans both ON and OFF the Affordable Health Act's Hawaii Health Connector web site that you are being encouraged to compare....
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Emergency Appropriation for HHSC Hospitals to be Considered Monday
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 5441 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania St
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Administration Caught in New Obamacare Dilemma
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:00 PM :: 3555 Views :: Health Care
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Individuals who now believe they face maximum out-of-pocket costs of $2,000 may end up paying hundreds more....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Welfare subsidies on the rise in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:52 PM :: 5844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii’s Legislature appropriated $2.75 billion for fiscal year 2013 and $2.83 billion for FY 2014 — or about 20 percent of the state general fund budget — for “social services” operating expense....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Obamacare Website Mess: 2010 Hawaii Audit Should Have Been ‘Red Flag’
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 6223 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc., another subsidiary, had been responsible for overhauling the IT systems for the Hawaii tax department....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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3 Ways Obamacare Is Like HealthCare.gov
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:32 PM :: 3241 Views :: Health Care
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The abject failure of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, is proving quite the analogy for Obamacare itself....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Hurts You If You’re Looking for a Job
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:09 AM :: 5148 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Obamacare is keeping businesses from hiring....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Kaiser Health News: Thousands of Policies Cancelled Due to Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 5021 Views :: Health Care
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Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Obama Said This with a Straight Face
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 3671 Views :: Health Care
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“Thousands of people are signing up and saving money as we speak.”
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Death Spirals
By John Goodman @ 2:37 PM :: 4119 Views :: Health Care
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A death spiral occurs when pricing in an insurance market spins out of control....
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Saturday, October 19, 2013 |
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AARP: Hawaii Health Connector Needs Transparency & Accountability
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 4217 Views :: Health Care
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Now that health plans and rates are available, standard weekly reports should be made public to chart the progress of enrolling Hawaii’s 100,000 uninsured residents....
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Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Entitlement Reform: Replace Obamacare ACOs With Better Model
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 3704 Views :: Health Care
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The White House and Congress are inching closer to a conversation about serious entitlement reform....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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The Deal That’s No Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:54 PM :: 3746 Views :: Health Care
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Our national nightmare isn’t the government shutdown; it’s Obamacare....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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The Unraveling of ObamaCare has Just Begun
By NCPA @ 4:48 PM :: 3518 Views :: Health Care
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The problem lies with the nature of the law itself, promising trillions in new government benefits while relying on dubious financing mechanisms. These problems were not only foreseeable, they were indeed widely foreseen....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Survey: Hawaii Health Exchange Worst in Nation
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 4267 Views :: Health Care
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HealthPocket also found that some exchanges did not allow for anonymous health plan shopping....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s Obamacare exchange re-launches with more glitches
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:24 PM :: 4190 Views :: Health Care
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...while some consumers were able to view the information on plans and pricing, others continued to receive an error message....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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CPA says hype over Obamacare small business tax credit is misleading
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:22 PM :: 5762 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Think small business owners really are going to get tax credits through Obamacare health exchanges? Think again....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Find Your State: See How Much Obamacare Coverage Will Cost
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:16 PM :: 3662 Views :: Health Care
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Sorry, Hawaii is not included likely due to the last-in-the nation start for the Hawaii Health Connector....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France--Adds 9 Days to Trip
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 8348 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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On Friday (Sept. 27), the governor and his wife Nancie Caraway will travel to France. Originally scheduled to return Oct 11, the governor is now planning to be back in Hawaii Oct. 20....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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