|
Health Care
NO
Image:
Monday, January 21, 2013 |
|
Abercrombie Soda Tax: $1.28 per Gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 PM :: 7705 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
|
In 2011, he had attempted to pass a soda tax under the Orwellian title “Sugary Beverage Healthy Hawaii Fee,” but the state legislature saw through the obfuscating rhetoric and defeated it.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
|
Abercrombie to Push Penny an Ounce Soda Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 6621 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
|
A 12 ounce soda would cost 12 cents more....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, January 18, 2013 |
|
A Health Scare for Small Businesses
By NCPA @ 2:20 PM :: 6411 Views :: National News, Health Care, Small Business
|
Many small-business owners haven't yet realized that the way they structure their firm in 2013 could determine their status under the law in a year's time....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, January 18, 2013 |
|
Responding to Newtown
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 6134 Views :: National News, Health Care, Second Amendment
|
“Given the weak track record of federal mental health programs, states should exercise primary responsibility for determining appropriate mental health services, which will entail eliminating restrictions currently imposed by the federal government.”
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
|
Study: Bag Ban Tied to 25% Increase in ER Admissions, Deaths
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 PM :: 5015 Views :: Environment, Health Care
|
ER visits spiked when the ban went into effect. Relative to other counties, ER admissions increase by at least one fourth, and deaths exhibit a similar increase....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
|
Obama Signs 23 Gun-Related Executive Orders
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 5880 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
|
"Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
|
HHSC Exec Discusses Banner Partnership with Hilo MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:36 PM :: 11787 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
|
Approximately four years ago, the Hawaii State Legislature commissioned Stroudwater Associates to evaluate our Hawaii Health System Safety Net Hospitals....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
|
Disease Management Programs Don't Work
By NCPA @ 6:30 PM :: 6439 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
According to the data, there were no decreases in emergency admissions or inpatient charges....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
|
Feds Pay Maui County Office of Aging to Keep Medicare Patients Away from Hospital
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 8838 Views :: Maui County, National News, Health Care
|
...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, January 11, 2013 |
|
Braces for the Kids Just Got More Expensive: Obamacare Tax Hike Case Study
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 11:23 AM :: 6401 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
|
In 2013, the tax increases in Obamacare will increasingly conspire against kitchen-table family healthcare decisions....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
|
WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4289 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
|
How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure
By NCPA @ 7:46 PM :: 5407 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
The Supreme Court's surprise ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left many observers wondering about the implications of the ruling on the law itself....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
|
Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 5005 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
|
How Consumer-Directed Plans Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care
By NCPA @ 3:37 PM :: 3425 Views :: Health Care
|
If enrollment in consumer-directed plans increased to 50 percent, there would be an annual savings of $57 billion....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
|
Obesity in America: Blame Trade Protectionism on Sugar
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 PM :: 7917 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care
|
With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, January 4, 2013 |
|
Committee Hearings on Obamacare in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 5966 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
|
...update on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare transformation in Hawaii....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
|
Insurance Company Controlled Hawaii Health Connector Approved by Feds
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 4435 Views :: Health Care
|
Hawai‘i secures conditional approval from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to operate a state-based health insurance exchange....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
|
Lawsuit: Mentally Disabled Girl Raped at Three DoE Schools
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 10159 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
|
The mother claims that her daughters teacher and state administrators not only failed to investigate the abuse that occurred on and off school grounds, but conspired to cover it up, and then suspended her.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
|
Hospital Systems Branch Out as Insurers
By NCPA @ 2:38 PM :: 4786 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
A growing number of hospital systems are moving to start their own insurance plans, aiming to broaden their roles and prepare for the changes coming under the federal health care overhaul, says the Wall Street Journal....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 |
|
OHA launches Anti-Obesity Marketing Campaign
By News Release @ 1:55 AM :: 5902 Views :: Health Care, OHA
|
OHA is partnering with The Queen’s Medical Center, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center, the Hawaii Department of Health, the Department of Native Hawaiian Health and Hawaii Medical Service Association....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, December 21, 2012 |
|
Last Day to Participate in Community Health Survey
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3233 Views :: Health Care
|
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) invites the public to participate in the Hawaii Community Feedback Survey.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
|
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Hawaii Scores Near Bottom
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 6235 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, Hawaii scored 4 out of 10 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, December 17, 2012 |
|
Medicaid Incentives for Patients, Not Hospitals
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 3529 Views :: Health Care
|
Experiment with cash or cash-like incentives to encourage people to adopt healthy behaviors in the form conditional cash transfers....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
|
Connecticut Shooting: Failure of Mental Health System
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 PM :: 13703 Views :: National News, Health Care, Homelessness, Second Amendment
|
“We have emptied the nation's hospitals, gutted state and local mental health programs, and turned involuntary treatment into a debate point instead of using it as a viable option to prevent tragedy...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
|
Deadline for States to Claim Their Role in Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:50 AM :: 4625 Views :: National News, Health Care
|
Tomorrow is an important day for Obamacare. It’s the deadline for states to declare their intentions about setting up their own health insurance exchanges....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
|
Surprise: New Insurance Fee in Health Overhaul Law
By NCPA @ 11:54 AM :: 5648 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
|
Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
|
Study: Hawaii 2nd Healthiest State in USA
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 6444 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
According to the 23rd Edition of United Health Foundation’s 2012 America’s Health Rankings, Hawaii is No. 2 this year, up from No. 3 in 2011, in a ranking of all 50 states’ health data....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, December 10, 2012 |
|
Health Care Law's Insurance Tax Will Raise Premium Costs
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 5953 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes
|
Insurance premiums could increase by thousands of dollars because of a new tax in President Obama's health care law....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, December 10, 2012 |
|
Hawaii Health Connector Signs Key Contracts
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 5496 Views :: Health Care
|
State-based health exchange selects IT contractor and names agency of record for research, communication strategy and public relations...
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, December 7, 2012 |
|
Hire the Handicapped? Hawaii One of Only 5 States Without 'Medicaid Buy-In'
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 6380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
· DATE: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
· TIME: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
· PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol, 415 South Beretania Street
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, December 6, 2012 |
|
Hawaii Collects $186M/year from Big Tobacco
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 7225 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
|
Hawaii this year will collect $186 million in revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend just 4.8 percent of it on tobacco prevention programs....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, December 6, 2012 |
|
Businesses Cutting Hours, Bracing for Costs of Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:11 PM :: 7282 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
|
...every day now brings another business owner in the news talking about cutting workers’ hours or making other cost-cutting moves in anticipation of Obamacare’s impact in 2013....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 |
|
Hawaii Medicaid Spends Least on Long Term Care
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 7363 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
The spending ranges from less than 8 percent in Hawaii, where nursing home use is low, to more than 60 percent in North Dakota....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, December 2, 2012 |
|
Hawaii Number of Uninsured Children Jumps 55%
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6381 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
Hawaii was the only state to show a significant increase in the number of uninsured children from 2009-2011....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
|
How HMSA Used Health Care Advisory Council to Establish Medical Monopoly
By Selected News Articles @ 7:01 PM :: 10803 Views :: Hawaii History, Health Care
|
Governor Linda Lingle signed, SB 665 SDI HD2 CD1 which prohibits "a person representing a health maintenance organization under chapter 4320, a mutual benefit society issuing individual and group hospital or medical service plans under chapter 432, or any other health care organization" from membership on the Council....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, September 16, 2012 |
|
FOIA Request Reveals: Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Hangs by a Conference Call
By Andrew Walden @ 9:47 PM :: 7311 Views :: Health Care
|
It took a Federal Freedom of Information Act request to find out, but that is the message Hawai`i Free Press received from federal officials.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, August 18, 2012 |
|
Meet the Insurance Executive Behind Assisted Suicide in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 14240 Views :: Health Care, Life
|
In December of 1994, one month after Oregon voters passed Measure 16, "physician assisted death," into law, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) responded.
Ethix Corp., an HMO, announced that they "welcomed broad coverage for assisted suicide in a medical economic system already burdened."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
|
Report: Research Funding for Burns School of Medicine Uncertain
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 11562 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
|
The University of Hawaii continues to publish groundbreaking discoveries from their mesothelioma research efforts. But does the precarious state of our American research universities put mesothelioma research in jeopardy?
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
|
Pine: Reopening HMC West a Top Priority
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:18 PM :: 6168 Views :: Health Care
|
As City Councilwoman, I will continue my work with stakeholders to expedite the process to reopen the former HMC location because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our community.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
|
Health Insurance? No need: Abercrombie promises to dump Prepaid Health Care Act
By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 23609 Views :: Health Care
|
Abercrombie’s campaign platform portrays abandonment of the Prepaid Act as a step to “Develop a System of Universal Healthcare.” It is exactly the opposite. In the fine print, Abercrombie focuses squarely on managing the State’s finances so “costs are controlled so that we can collectively afford the system and pay for it in a way that is fair and sustainable. We need to create efficiencies out of the current incoherence in our system, create incentives and opportunities for cost-effective preventive healthcare….”
It’s all about the money.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
|
Abercrombie Pretends Obamacare is not Attack on Prepaid Health Care Act
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 6714 Views :: Health Care
|
“Here in Hawai'i, we already have our Prepaid Health Care Act, which enables a vast majority of our residents to be insured...." (Then why is he trying to dismantle it?)
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
|
Undercover Video Catches Hawaii Planned Parenthood Offering Sex-Selection Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 15315 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Life
|
In Honolulu, the Planned Parenthood counselor “Rogue” tells the woman it is okay to have multiple abortions of girl pregnancies so long as the abortions are spaced far enough apart....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, May 20, 2012 |
|
Oxycontin Contributions: Clayton Hee, Josh Green, Karl Rhoads and HB466
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 19229 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Drugs
|
...the bill would help doctors who make money prescribing narcotic pain relievers ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
|
HMA Warns Against 'Imminent Storm' Caused by Obamacare Implementation
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 9174 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
|
... imminent storm that is about to occur due to simultaneous implementation of multiple programs that will create extraordinary financial and administrative burden ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, March 5, 2012 |
|
Conference: Abercrombie Admin Renews Push to Impose Medical Homes
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 6937 Views :: Health Care
|
“Forty years ago, Hawai'i’s groundbreaking Prepaid Health Care Act gave us an enduring advantage in health insurance coverage,” said Dr. Tsang. “However .... "
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
|
Abercrombie Appoints Barbara Yamashita as DHS Deputy Director
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 7216 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
|
She fills the vacancy left by Pankaj Bhanot, who returned to his previous position as chief administrator of the DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
|
Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 14296 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Life
|
Word comes from state Sen. Josh Green, a doctor who had asked for the opinion from Attorney General David Louie....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
|
Abercrombie Doubles Down on Policies Which Killed HMC Hospitals
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 10279 Views :: Health Care
|
This week’s closure of Hawaii Medical Center hospitals in Ewa and Liliha—with the loss of 1,000 jobs--will be the first of many unless the Abercrombie administration abandons its suicidal policy of dismantling the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
|
Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
By Selected News Articles @ 5:42 AM :: 11376 Views :: Health Care, Life
|
There will be a panel presentation on the current status of PAS in Hawaii at the Capitol auditorium on December 8th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
|
Abercrombie's Medicaid Cuts based on Obamacare Requirements
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 7598 Views :: Health Care
|
...states are already responding to Obamacare’s “maintenance of effort” clause and the anticipated 2014 expansion by cutting services....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
|