Health Care

...Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health....

...the State Department of Health spends $10 million annually in health care costs and the Department of Human Services spends $38 million in human services for COFA citizens....

... Hawaii: County by County Overview ....

...The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants....

...Trump Admin Awards $5.1 Million to Group of Pro-life Medical Clinics, Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood....

...Suicide Prevention and Palliative Care bills still moving....

...Hawaii ranks 51st for 'medical environment'....

...higher medical costs increase our state’s debt — and Hawaii taxpayers might be the ones who end up paying for it....

...Since its creation in 2009, the TPP Program has provided nearly $1 billion....

...Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Hawaii Department of Public Safety to Ensure Equal Access to Its Programs for Inmates With Disabilities....

...support efforts to advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free policies, including limiting the use of e-cigarettes....

... Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times ....

...Amicus Brief: Employer Can Fill Injured Worker's Position If There Are Legitimate Business Reasons For Doing So....

...As of the end of January, two hundred and eighty-three women had received TelAbortions, a hundred and fifty-eight of them in Hawaii....

... Under the new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, providers in any clinic that receives Title X funding will be barred from referring a patient for an abortion ....

...Millions of dollars from the DoE budget are on the line if HB664 or SB674  “Relating to Gender Identity” becomes law.... 

...Why is health care so expensive?...Who is winning the Battle of Ideas?....

... SB1009 threatens the efficacy of a tobacco harm reduction tool that has helped millions of adult Americans quit smoking cigarettes ....

...Hawaii ranks among top half of all states for babies, according to a first-of-its kind report. The State of Babies Yearbook: 2019....

...Hawaii residents reported the highest wellbeing in the U.S. in 2018, reaching the top spot for the seventh time since Gallup began tracking wellbeing in 2008....

...The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have created a five-star, quality rating system for nursing homes....

...In the State of Hawaii we protect turtle eggs and other animals, and yet we don’t give the same protections to our young humans....

... it is the first time in many years that a PRO-LIFE bill was actually heard in a committee ....

...To share information, resources, hear feedback from customers and to answer questions on VA health care, benefits, and memorial affairs....

...the few studies that have addressed the environmental impacts of sunscreens experimentally “are not representative of real world conditions”....

...This way of thinking could justify government intervention in nearly all aspects of a person's life....

...data set ranges from share of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year to dental treatment costs to share of adults with low life satisfaction due to oral condition....

...The two largest health insurance providers in the State reported a total of 28 members that were recommended for medical transportation to the continental United States for treatment in 2016 and 2017. Insurance coverage was not provided in 11 cases, all of which involved members from a single insurance provider....

...The recommendations not implemented are the ones where DHS actually has to go out and catch fraudsters, instead of just talking about it....

...American Lung Association ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report Finds Hawaii Must Do More to Prevent, Reduce Tobacco Use....

...Bills include tobacco restrictions, bullying prevention, safe places for youth....

...secrets of the system in our state through which public funds are funneled into private pockets while workers with disabilities toil away in sweatshops....

...Dr. Jeffrey Singer exposes the facts and myths about the opioid overdose problem in the United States....

...As of Nov. 30, 2018 there were approximately 6,659 registered patients and 383 caregivers on Hawai‘i Island of the total 23,479 patients and 1,734 caregivers registered statewide. The primary reported condition for adult registered patients is ‘severe pain’. The primary reported condition for children under 18 years of age is ‘seizures’....

...The Real Cost of Smoking by State....

...The Case for Inclusion 2019 Ranks States on Policies and Programs that Encourage Employment and Community Living....

...Medicaid may provide a partial reimbursement for medically and educationally necessary, health-related services when required for a student through his or her Individualized Education Plan....

...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....

...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....

...Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in an interview. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”....

...Amphetamine-positive patients spent more time per visit on average in the emergency department and were more likely to require medication and physical restraints....

...Hawaii is spending $4.5 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 32.9 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

... America’s Health Rankings Annual Report ....

... Saito had sexual relations with at least three hospital staff members. Saito has been known for his manipulative nature, and sources say sexual relations took place on multiple occasions where he was able to obtain contraband ....

...total cost of premiums and potential spending on deductibles ranging from $4,664 in Hawaii to more than $8,000 in eight states....

...a milestone for our efforts to reduce the preventable tragedies caused by the lack of inpatient treatment....

...Hawaii is among only seven states retaining an outdated standard requiring that harm to self or others be imminent for a person to qualify for inpatient commitment....

...Why is this such a difficult issue?  Because care home owners 'vote' their patients....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...Honolulu VA has the jobs filled--but its still not getting the job done....