Health Care

Study sheds new light on e-cigarette behaviors in teens as regulators consider curbing sales to minors....

according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations....

...there’s a big difference between insurance coverage and access to health care services....

“Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are being used by students who are not cigarette smokers....”

Hawaii’s strengths include low prevalence of obesity and low rate of preventable hospitalizations; state’s challenges include high prevalence of binge drinking and high incidence of infectious disease....

...HMSA, UHA, and HMAA now provide coverage for hearing aids, and Kaiser plans to begin covering hearing aids in January 2015.....

...In addition, there were some people who did not like the changes we needed to implement in order to create a culture of productivity, accountability and meritocracy....

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

In a hastily called faculty and staff meeting at the Cancer Center at about 2:30 p.m. Friday....

"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."

...will lose their rural designation that allows acute care facilities within their boundaries to receive extra payments as critical access hospitals....

For many rural hospitals, partnering with big health systems is the only hope for survival....

WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....

Planned Parenthood’s Kona Health Center will shut down after Monday, November 10....

...McManaman announced that Governor Abercrombie approved and signed temporary emergency rules that maintain the status quo....

...continuous cuts to doctors will only reduce access to care....

In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....

Public hearing 5:30 p.m. Monday Nov 10, 2014 Maui Waena School, 795 Onehee St., Kahului....

...a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court validates the state’s authority to determine the level of health care coverage provided to noncitizens who are ineligible for federal Medicaid....

Staff from three complex areas will receive training and assistance....

If approved, this would be the largest rate hike in recent HMSA history....

The Hawaii Health Connector Is The Most Expensive Obamacare Exchange In The Country....

New Jersey, New York and Illinois have imposed mandatory quarantines for health care workers who treated Ebola patients in West Africa....

"Hawaii's medical doctors understand the need to reform healthcare in America the right way and I am honored to earn their support," commented Djou....

...Star Advertiser Editorial Slams Chairman Ige And His Fellow Legislators For Their Failure....

Certificate-of-need (CON) laws prohibit health care providers from offering new services or new medical equipment without approval from the state....

Hawaii Health Connector and more ....

... the Connector was “a creature of the legislature”....

...state administration and some key lawmakers want the state Department of Human Services  to take over the Connector....

The Problem Is So Dire, Other Democrat Leaders Are Calling For An Emergency Special Session....

Senator Ige Co-Sponsored And Supported The Hawaii Health Connector Bill That Governor Abercrombie Signed Into Law....

...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....

Ige co-sponsored the bill creating the failed Hawaii Health Exchange....

According to the CDC website, genetic testing is used to diagnose this deadly disease....

Most recently, Kissel was president and CEO of Hawai‘i GAS....

Medical officials responded to an Ebola scare by placing a patient in isolation....

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has determined that the individual in isolation at a Honolulu hospital who was reported to the department as a possible Ebola case yesterday does not meet the criteria for testing....

Honolulu ranks 107th overall, 124th for "Health Care Accessibility & Quality"....

"Shamefully, legislators have known about this impending implosion for years, at least since late 2009...."

Senator Ige Ignored Warning Signs, Voted To Underfund Hospitals Now Cutting Services On Oahu, Maui And Kauai....

A survey of older adults on Oahu ranks affordable home health care and housing among the greatest needs....

As Chairman Of Ways And Means, Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals, Directly Resulting In This Fiscal Crisis....

...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....

...reports from California and Massachusetts indicating that mandated insurance coverage for orofacial anomalies increased premiums by two cents to four cents per member, per month....

...election day is November 4, and Obamacare’s second open enrollment begins on November 15....

No federal funds are permitted to cover abortions or administer plans that cover abortion....

...a potential violation of the law that says at least two plans must be available to consumers who don't want any association with the controversial procedure....

...Students can begin receiving an Autism Scholarship as early as age 3....

"Hawaii has America's highest cost of living and I am committed to reducing this burden...."