Health Care

... for up to five health plans to ensure access and continuity of care for Medicaid beneficiaries ....

... Increase in Long Term Care Costs in Hawaii Surpass National Trends; COVID-19 Pressures Future Costs ....

...In Hawaii the preterm birth rate in 2019 was 10.6%, earning the state a "D+" grade. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality....

... Federal Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Begins Nov. 1 and continues until Dec. 15 for Health Insurance Coverage to Begin January 2021 ....

...CDC identified 97 people with acute non-viral hepatitis in an outbreak that began in Hawaii—72 of whom reported exposure to an OxyElite Pro branded product....

...Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season is underway....

... A Growing Epidemic: States with the Highest Young Adult Vaping Rates ....

...‘Heavy’ pesticide exposure linked to cardiovascular disease?  Flawed study raises ‘troubling’ questions about public health research....

...2020’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....

...The average monthly Medicare Advantage premium changed from $63.86 in 2020 to $57.28 in 2021. This represents a -10.30 percent change in average premium....

...Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Joins Bill to Protect Americans’ Civil Liberties and Privacy During the Coronavirus Pandemic....

...National healthcare scorecard: Where does your state rank?....

...even if we develop an effective vaccine to combat the pandemic, it will have a reduced impact if people don’t choose to get it....

...Sharecare and Boston University School of Public Health launch Community Well-Being Index....

...DoH is too busy to respond to the State Auditor and too busy to organize contact tracing because they are working real estate deals on State time with the Board and Care home operators they regulate.  And their union wants them to be paid to 'work' from home again....

...and 30.6 percent of middle school students....

... Certificate of Need (CON) laws increase mortality rates for COVID-19 patients and others ....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

... HDOT has selected NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and their partner, Infrared Cameras Inc., to provide thermal temperature screening and facial imaging technology ....

...$10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Justice Department....

...The complaint alleges that, for a period of more than five years, the defendants misleadingly marketed JUUL e-cigarettes, intending to hook users on the product in the same manner used by tobacco companies in the marketing of cigarettes....

...a hard look at the most important limitation on government power in an emergency, the statutory requirement that any emergency proclamation automatically terminates no later than sixty days after it is issued....

...by mid-April, the same Convention Center that was poised to be converted into extra hospital facilities was instead turned into a phone bank facility to handle the influx of unemployment claims....

...Dr. Robinson will oversee the delivery of health care to an estimated 129,000 Veterans, a $327.8 million annual operating budget, and over 1,400 employees....

...In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Med-QUEST to Issue New Request for Proposal for Managed Care Organizations....

...Survey Finds More Than Eight In Ten Primary Care Providers Would Not Recommend New Practitioner Come To Hawai’i As State Battles Physician Shortage Amid COVID-19 Crisis....

... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Public Hospital System Quality ....

...Hawaii has a 5,000 test per day capacity, yet access to testing is restricted and day after day only a few hundred tests are performed....

...Hawaii Hospitals Graded for overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors....

... The best, worst states for healthcare payment reform ....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Nurses....

...Hawaii doesn't have enough doctors and other medical providers. Could Hawaii's tax system be a reason for the shortage?....

...Clinics and outpatient services, such as imaging and rehabilitation services, were significantly reduced last month and elective procedures were ceased in order to limit the spread of COVID-19....

...Unless you like the idea of having doctors in rural areas being scarcer than toilet paper....

...Health officials say the outbreak started in mid-March.  But HNN learned top members within the emergency command weren’t privy to the information until Wednesday morning....

...We have a 44% shortage of physicians on the Big Island....

"...As always, we are responding quickly to the needs and opportunities of the times...."

... Now’s Not The Time To Raise Taxes And Fees....

...To date, there have been more than 5,800 tests conducted for COVID-19 samples from Hawai‘i with 120 positive results.... 

...IQ Test: Do you believe that banning these cargoes protects YB workers from Corona Virus?....

...time was spent communicating with her former co-workers at the Health Information Management department....

"...On March 17, 2020, we mailed letters to all affected individuals...."

...what a difference a week makes....

...Media personnel are amongst the exempted 'Essential Businesses'....

...As of 22 March 2020, 27 cases of COVID-19 have been reported by Guam....

...Hawaii County is still going its own way....

...Hawaii ranks 17th for Medicaid spending, 46th for quality....

"...The only way to contain community spread of the virus is to impose a shelter-in-place directive upon all persons in Hawaii...."

...Airline to focus on returning guests home ahead of Hawai‘i’s March 26 quarantine....

...islandwide nighttime curfew beginning Friday, March 20. The curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. daily until further notice....