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Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
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GAO to investigate Hawaii’s Obamacare exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:35 PM :: 4278 Views :: Health Care
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office said Wednesday it will investigate Hawaii Health Connector’s spending of its $204 million federal grant....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 |
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Over 60 Staff Positions Vacant at Hawaii State Hospital
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 3857 Views :: Health Care
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The next hearing will convene on April 30th at 10 a.m., beginning with the testimony of Dr. Fridovich....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
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Genworth 2014 Annual Cost of Care Survey: At Home Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 3967 Views :: Health Care
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...the cost to receive long term care services at home in Hawaii through a home health aide increased over the past five years....
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Ranks 8th in Wellbeing
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 4540 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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It includes topics such as physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, shelter, and healthcare....
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Sunday, April 13, 2014 |
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Notorious Hilo Dentist Licensed Thanks to Schatz, Baker, Oakland
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 12259 Views :: Health Care
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"Teeth are teeth." -- Rep Brian Schatz
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Friday, April 11, 2014 |
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The Charts Obama Doesn't Want You to See
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:09 AM :: 3777 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare in Pictures: 15 charts that show the law’s effects on Americans....
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii: More Mentally Ill in Jails than in State Hospital
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 8869 Views :: Health Care, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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The two largest correctional facilities, in Honolulu and Waipahu, both hold more seriously mentally ill individuals than are held at Hawaii State Hospital....
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 |
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Why Is ObamaCare a Rube Goldberg Contraption?
By John Goodman @ 3:45 PM :: 4102 Views :: Health Care
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The biggest risk to reform has always been that the scheme would founder on its complexity....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 |
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AG: Hawaii Will Continue to Provide COFA Benefits
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 6801 Views :: Health Care
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“The State will make sure that COFA residents continue to have uninterrupted access to their health benefits while this lawsuit is pending”
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Honolulu 15th Most Expensive Long Term Care
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 5766 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Providers across the country were surveyed to determine the average costs....
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Maui Doctors Speak up on Obamacare
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 4071 Views :: Health Care
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...featured speakers this evening will be George Powell, M.D., Neurologist, Maui Medical Group and Stanley Tillinghast, M.D., Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Wailuku....
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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All Those Obamacare Stories You Told Us Were Untrue
By News Release @ 5:53 AM :: 4646 Views :: Health Care
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...Coburn voiced concern—from experience—about the lack of cancer treatment centers covered under Obamacare....
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii to be First State to Dump Obamacare Health Exchange?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 7836 Views :: Health Care
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The governor plans to push for a waiver....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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‘Diverse’ population cited as factor in Hawaii’s failing health exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:53 AM :: 3621 Views :: Health Care
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Matsuda said Hawaii’s diverse population and geography are impacting enrollment due to language barriers and cultural outreach issues....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Hawai’i Health Connector Signs Up Only 7,861 People in 6 Months
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 4556 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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US House Examining ObamaCare’s Problem-Filled Hawaii Exchange at Hearing Thursday
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 3899 Views :: Health Care
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Top officials from six state health insurance exchanges will testify Thursday, April 3rd in a House Oversight and Government Reform joint subcommittee hearing....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s troubled health-care exchange draws congressional attention
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:08 PM :: 3970 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still come in at less than 1 percent of the state’s population....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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The Joke's on Us
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:49 AM :: 4149 Views :: Health Care
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...Obamacare as the ultimate April Fools’ Day punchline....
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Monday, March 31, 2014 |
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Where You Can Buy Health Insurance After Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:46 AM :: 3710 Views :: Health Care
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Today is kinda-sorta the deadline to sign up for Obamacare....
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Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Slom to GAO: Audit the Hawaii Health Connector
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:22 PM :: 5302 Views :: Health Care
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...request for the Government Accountability Office to review the taxpayer dollars used to fund the Hawaii Health Connector....
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Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Feds: Hawaii Health Connector Clients at 'High Risk' for Identity Theft
By News Release @ 6:57 AM :: 5970 Views :: Health Care
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Despite the high risk and Hawaii's inability to open its exchange for two weeks after October 1, 2013, CMS allowed Hawaii's exchange to connect to the data hub....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Hawaii Disconnector? Only 350 Sign Up for Obamacare With One Week to Go
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 5623 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...350 individuals and 17 businesses last week signed up for the Hawaii Health Connector with one week to go....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Study: Over 145,000 'Underinsured' in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5901 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...in households spending a high share of their income on medical care....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Obama Administration: We Never Mean a Word We Say
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:52 AM :: 3892 Views :: Health Care
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There was no delay…until there was. The Washington Post reported last night that March 31 is not, in fact, the final word....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Forced to Burn All its Federal Money, Health Connector Puts out RFP
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 4524 Views :: Health Care
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The Hawaii Health Connector seeks proposals from qualified bidders to provide professional marketing and communication services....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Healthcare Insurers Poised to Gouge Consumers and Providers Alike?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 3965 Views :: Health Care
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...consumers could see double-digit price hikes next year in states that fail to draw large numbers of [ACA] enrollees for 2014....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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INFOGRAPHIC: What Exactly This Hobby Lobby Case Is About
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:54 PM :: 3981 Views :: Health Care
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Today at the Supreme Court, some courageous Americans are standing up to Obamacare’s trampling of religious freedom....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Connector Celebrates 4th Anniversary of Health Care Law, Urges Consumers to Apply
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 4171 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai‘i Health Connector is urging individuals and families to submit applications for health care coverage in a final push before the March 31 deadline....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Beyond Obamacare: Solving Hawaii's Healthcare Cost Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 5440 Views :: Health Care
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Lloyd Lim details the pitfalls of organizing a 'Single Payer' healthcare insurance system in just one state....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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A Timeline of Obamacare Delays in Pictures
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:10 AM :: 3981 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare is now four years old. But unlike most 4-year-olds, it still can’t walk on its own....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: Only 23 Employers Applied March 1-15
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 4422 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Only 5,394 enrollments in the individual marketplace....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii lawmaker calls for federal investigation into Obamacare spending
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:10 PM :: 3908 Views :: Health Care
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“The lack of transparency regarding the grant expenditure requirements prompts this request for information and documentation”
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Have You Saved $2,500 Lately?
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:39 AM :: 3488 Views :: Health Care
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President Obama recently admitted that Obamacare will cause some Americans to lose their doctors....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Sen Slom asks GAO to Investigate Hawaii Health Connector
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:35 PM :: 4339 Views :: Health Care
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To date Hawaii has failed or refused to release information pertaining to the grants citing “”a potential threat”....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Obamacare Again Goes Before Supreme Court Next Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:47 PM :: 4005 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare has caused seemingly endless problems, and one of the big—and very personal—ones will be on display at the Supreme Court next week....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Feds: 34,000 Hawaii APIs Eligible for Health Care Savings
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 4616 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...34,000 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) in Hawai‘i are likely eligible for no cost health care coverage (such as Medicaid or CHIP)....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Does the Obamacare Deadline Apply to Me?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:58 PM :: 3132 Views :: Health Care
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For 2014, the penalty for not purchasing insurance will be either $95 or 1 percent of your annual income (whichever is greater)....
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Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Partners with Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 5244 Views :: Family, Health Care
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The Hawai‘i Health Connector and Planned Parenthood of Hawai‘i today announced a joint effort....
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Friday, March 14, 2014 |
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Obamacare in Hawaii: Fixing What Wasn’t Broken
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 AM :: 5109 Views :: Health Care
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In Hawaii, Obamacare has disrupted a health-coverage system that had seen 98 percent of the population insured before the recession....
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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Waitlist Patients Burden Hawaii Hospitals
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 5280 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii's waitlisted patients—that is, those remaining in a hospital after the need for acute care ceases—account for an annual loss of $62.7 million....
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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Delaying Obamacare's Individual Mandate Due to 'Hardship' -- Caused by Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:53 PM :: 3366 Views :: Health Care
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It’s getting difficult to take any part of Obamacare seriously....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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The Obama Administration's About-Face on Medicare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 3167 Views :: Health Care
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The administration had proposed new rules for seniors’ prescription drug plans in Medicare Part D....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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With Asset Test Gone, Thousands Pile into Hawaii Medicaid
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5526 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Since October 1, 69,041 people have been found eligible for Medicaid in Hawaii. 3,249 are eligible for CHIP. Another 24,583 were deemed ineligible....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
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HI lawmakers want private providers to subsidize Obamacare exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:28 PM :: 4172 Views :: Health Care
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Lawmakers scrambling to keep the Hawaii Health Connector solvent are proposing a fee for private insurers who decline to take part in the local Obamacare exchange....
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Friday, March 7, 2014 |
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Two Quotes That Show the Absurdity of Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:39 PM :: 3959 Views :: Health Care
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You just don’t understand how much better Obamacare is going to make your life; you’re afraid of change. It’s okay, he wants you to know; he understands....
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Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Obamacare Medicaid Applications–Even Less Than The Few
By Andrew Walden @ 2:43 AM :: 3899 Views :: Health Care
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The post-Obamacare increase averages out to an additional 1,174 persons applying for Medicaid each month since October 1....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii urges residents to ‘tell a friend’ about Obamacare
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:37 PM :: 3566 Views :: Health Care
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The Hawaii Health Connector, the local Obamacare exchange, has a new campaign to boost enrollment — “Tell a friend.”....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
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'Sovereign Council' Scores $675K to Sell Obamacare
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 5780 Views :: DHHL, Health Care
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The Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly (SCHHA) signed a $675,000 agreement today with the Hawaiʻi Health Connector to serve as a marketplace assister organization....
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