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Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Creative Insolvency: EUTF to Enter ‘Shadow Insurance Industry’?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 9634 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...a multi-billion dollar scheme to rework Hawaii government employees pension and health insurance funding is made its way through the legislature....
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Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Civilian Doctors Wary of Accepting Military's TRICARE
By NCPA @ 11:16 AM :: 4052 Views :: Health Care
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An estimated 620,000 Pentagon health care recipients struggle to find private doctors who will accept them as patients ....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Insurance Rates to Rise 12% to 21% Next Year
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 PM :: 8347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“the costs shown in the tables are at projected 2014 levels”
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Friday, March 22, 2013 |
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Thanks to Obamacare…
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:57 PM :: 4215 Views :: Health Care
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...Please share these impacts to mark three years of this bureaucratic nightmare....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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Compassionate Care Versus Religious Freedom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:04 PM :: 6719 Views :: Health Care, Life
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HB 411 HD2 and SB 1109 SD2. HFF, HCC and HFA all testified in opposition to the bills because no conscience provisions are included....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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AARP: Health Connector Transparency Legislation Did Not Pass
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 5718 Views :: Health Care
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"AARP opposes the appropriation of State funds for the operation of the Connector in 2015"
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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ObamaCare: Drastic Payment Cuts or Ballooning Deficit
By NCPA @ 2:26 PM :: 3526 Views :: Health Care
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If Congress alters the health care law's payment cuts to doctors and hospitals, costs could skyrocket....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scores ‘F’ on Health Care Price Transparency Laws
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 6069 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii Does Not Have A Single Health Care Price Transparency Law....
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Monday, March 18, 2013 |
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Affordable Care Act Application Long and Cumbersome
By NCPA @ 3:18 PM :: 3621 Views :: Health Care
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Emerging new details about the application process for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suggest that applying for benefits will be an onerous and grueling process....
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Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
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Medicaid Expansion Is the Wrong Move
By NCPA @ 1:59 PM :: 3466 Views :: Health Care
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By 2021, 46 percent of all Americans will be dependent on the government for their health care....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
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Many Patients Object to Focusing on Costs
By NCPA @ 3:37 PM :: 3269 Views :: Health Care
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The study shows that many patients believe that medical decisions should not consider financial costs but only consider health....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
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Obamacare's Medicaid Trap
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:21 PM :: 4158 Views :: Health Care
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While Members of Congress are arguing about defunding parts of Obamacare, the rubber is meeting the road in the states....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 |
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Medicare Advantage Cuts under ObamaCare Will Affect Low-Income Seniors Most
By NCPA @ 3:44 PM :: 4776 Views :: Health Care
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Low-income seniors will see an estimated 7 percent to 8 percent reduction in their Medicare Advantage benefits in 2014....
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Monday, March 11, 2013 |
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RFP: Hawaii Health Connector Seeks Seamless Customer Experience
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 4975 Views :: Health Care
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The nonprofit State-based Exchange is seeking a customer service partner that knows how to service Hawai‘i’s residents, and that can bring strong capabilities that will enable a seamless customer experience....
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Monday, March 11, 2013 |
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Naming Names: Big Pharma Pays $3.2M to Hawaii MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 7747 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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Drug companies have long kept secret details of the payments they make to doctors and other health professionals for promoting their drugs....
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Friday, March 8, 2013 |
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ObamaCare Insurance Plans Will Be Bare Bones – And Expensive
By NCPA @ 2:26 PM :: 3610 Views :: Health Care
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In the 1990s, insurance schemes pushed managed care and restricted networks. Some evidence suggests that insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will be equally restrictive and paltry....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 |
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Forced Participation in Abortion: Nine Legislators Take a Stand for Religious Freedom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:01 PM :: 7259 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Health Care
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Both bills state in the preamble that the emergency contraceptive "is not an abortion pill" and "is not an abortifacient." That seemingly simple, and untrue statement, nullifies any protection that a federal conscience exemption might have provided....
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Monday, March 4, 2013 |
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HB411 Forces Hospitals, Doctors to Hand Out Abortion Pill
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 5721 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care
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The hearing was full of people who are against religious freedom. One individual even stated that if Christians have a problem with it, they shouldn’t work in an emergency room....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Again Tops Nation in Well-Being
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 10519 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Cost of Living
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Between 2011 and 2012 Hawaii jumped from 44th to 1st in “Work Environment” but fell from 4th to 14th in “Basic Access"....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
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What is a Progressive?
By John Goodman @ 1:37 PM :: 6557 Views :: National News, Health Care
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...liberalism is not an ideology at all; it is a sociology. The same may be said of conservatism....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Welfare Recipients 2nd Healthiest in US: 75% Not Disabled
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 6589 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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SSI, SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, or other government assistance....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Nursing Homes Ranked by US News
By Selected News Articles @ 11:37 PM :: 6712 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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About 38 percent of all nursing homes in Hawaii earned an overall five-star rating....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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OHA Offers Cash Prizes for Weight Loss
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 6904 Views :: Health Care, OHA
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What they aren't telling you is that people with obesity and/or diabetes are going to lose out big under the Hawaii Health Exchange and the 'Pay for Performance' plans being negotiated between Hawaii hospitals and Hawaii Insurers....
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Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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The Numbers Don’t Match: Obama vs Harkin on Hawaii Sequester Impact
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 PM :: 12570 Views :: Education K-12, National News, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Here is a point-by-point comparison of the White House numbers for Hawaii and Sen. Harkin’s numbers for Hawaii.
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Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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Exchanges and The Future of Free Market Health Care
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 4100 Views :: Health Care
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There is a way to use health insurance exchanges to both reform our health care entitlements and reduce premiums for those with private insurance. This transition could take four steps....
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Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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NYT: Digital Shift Swells Profits for Electronic Medical Record Industry
By NCPA @ 1:33 PM :: 3979 Views :: Health Care
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...the largest digital records companies like Allscripts, Cerner and Epic Systems have generated enormous profits and Wall Street-style executive pay because of the legislation they supported financially....
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Friday, February 22, 2013 |
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Obama Gives Abercrombie $937K to Devise System to Force Doctors into 'Medical Homes'
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 6519 Views :: Health Care
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...examining standardized definitions and payment approaches for patient-centered medical homes and care management services....
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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Could Soda Tax Shutter Hawaii's Only Can Maker?
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 8349 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
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The Ball Corporation is the only manufacturer of metal cans in the islands. The company employs 45 people and the beverage tax places their jobs directly at risk.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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Federal Government Releases List of Health Benefits Insurers Must Offer
By NCPA @ 12:57 PM :: 4034 Views :: Health Care
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The Obama administration issued its long-awaited final rule on essential health benefits that insurers must offer consumers in the individual and small-group market beginning in 2014....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
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Hospitals Chase Medicare Performance-Based Bonuses
By NCPA @ 2:33 PM :: 5085 Views :: Health Care
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$964 million in fiscal year 2013 will be withheld from more than 3,000 hospitals....
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Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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Health Insurance Exchanges Create State Problems
By NCPA @ 2:41 PM :: 4939 Views :: Health Care
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The exchanges create the appearance of private-sector delivery but instead create politically favored monopolies....
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Friday, February 15, 2013 |
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Consumer Freedom: Taxes Shouldn't be a Tool for Social Engineering
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 5694 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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“Taxes shouldn’t be a tool for social engineering or an instrument to penalize Hawaiians for doing nothing wrong....”
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Friday, February 15, 2013 |
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Recall: Organic Spinach Sold in Hawaii Tainted with Hemorrhagic E Coli
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 9460 Views :: Health Care, Religion, GMOs
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...market withdrawal of select Organic Baby Spinach products with the potential to be contaminated with Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Uses $275K in State Money to Push Soda Tax Hike
By Video @ 10:35 PM :: 6498 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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During a special premiere at the State Capitol, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) today launched a new teen-focused multi-media campaign to combat obesity....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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What’s Wrong with Pay for Performance?
By NCPA @ 2:49 PM :: 7340 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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Medicare will begin adjusting payments to physicians based on “the value of the care provided” in 2015....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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Obamacare: Hospices Declare Bankruptcy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 4150 Views :: Health Care
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...hospice care was hit by a $17 billion payment cut from 2013 to 2022. Now, contrary to all of the misleading claims, this effect is already beginning....
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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Sin Taxes: A Questionable Source of Revenue
By NCPA @ 2:36 PM :: 4712 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...lobbyists are relied upon heavily to vie for the interests of the higher-income consumers and producers, leaving the burden of the new tax to lower income consumers who cannot afford representation....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Defensive Medicine May Be Costlier Than It Seems
By NCPA @ 12:17 PM :: 3585 Views :: Health Care
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...states that have enacted malpractice reforms experienced a mere 2 percent to 5 percent reduction in health care spending compared to states that have not....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Legislators Study Mandatory Long Term Care Insurance Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 PM :: 5634 Views :: Health Care
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Any successful program "must be mandatory (no one can opt out), public (government-supported and managed) and limited (will not provide full coverage)," the ILWU said....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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SB639: Big Pharma Opposes Control of Meth Precursor
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 7729 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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State Senator Josh Green has introduced legislation, SB 639, to require a prescription for medications that contain the decongestant pseudoephedrine (PSE).
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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NRA: Deeply Flawed Hawaii Mental Health Bill to be Heard Friday
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 6461 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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Under this proposed legislation, Hawaiians would be subject to warrantless entry into their homes, warrantless seizure of their firearms and other weapons based solely on a mere “report” by a so-called “mental health professional.”
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Saturday, February 2, 2013 |
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Banner CMO to Meet HHSC MDs, Staff
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 6106 Views :: Health Care
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Through information technology and system design, Banner is able to make a profit in a Medicare environment by DATA driven health care....
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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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Some Families to Be Priced out of Health Overhaul
By NCPA @ 12:59 PM :: 4914 Views :: National News, Health Care
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IRS regulations issued Wednesday failed to fix the problem as liberal backers of the president's plan had hoped, says the Associated Press....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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HHSC Exec: Hospitals "Being Pushed to Brink of Collapse"
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 6828 Views :: Health Care
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"Hilo Medical Center, the other thirteen HHSC facilities, and hospitals nationwide are being pushed to the brink of collapse, given the new health reform law changes."
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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HFF: Mainland Money Behind Push for Gay Marriage
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:24 PM :: 10451 Views :: Family, Gambling, Health Care, Religion
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...continued attempts to legalize same-sex marriage, gambling and physician-assisted suicide....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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CDC: Hawaii 3rd Lowest Tobacco Use
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 6975 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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State ranks third lowest in the country for adult smoking and second lowest for youth tobacco use....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Health Insuance: Hawaii Has One of Lowest Rejection Rates in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 PM :: 6342 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hundreds of thousands of consumers have their health insurance applications declined each year according to a 2010 congressional study....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Survey: 195 Patients in Hospitals Waiting for Long Term Care Beds
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 6548 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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- Queens: 54 patients waiting
- Maui Memorial: 41 patients waiting
- Kuakini Hospital: 20 patients waiting
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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HI-5 Fraud Shows DoH Cannot be Trusted With Soda Tax
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 6047 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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As public audits recently revealed, it's difficult to trust the Department of Health to spend our tax dollars wisely....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Gun Discussions Should Not Be Required for Physicians
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 PM :: 5410 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...who is going to be held responsible if one of their patients decides to take out some poor store clerk? Is the shooter's doctor now a potential target for a lawsuit? Can the shooter claim at his trial that he was not properly counseled by his physician?
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