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Monday, March 3, 2014 |
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Who Needs Health Connector? Feds Already Had Website offering Hawaii Insurance Policies
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 5344 Views :: Health Care
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"In general, consumers had substantially more policies to choose from on private websites such as eHealthinsurance.com and Finder.healthcare.gov than they presently have on the exchanges."
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Monday, March 3, 2014 |
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New Obamacare Tax Will add $300 to Insurance Premiums
By NCPA @ 2:09 PM :: 3424 Views :: Health Care
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Starting this year, ObamaCare's "annual fee" tax will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums....
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Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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Residents in States With Troubled Exchanges Can Still Get Subsidies
By Selected News Articles @ 12:42 PM :: 4926 Views :: Health Care
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...up until Thursday, the subsidies were only available to consumers who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges....
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Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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Grim scenario for Hawaii's Obamacare plan: The numbers don't add up
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 AM :: 4292 Views :: Health Care
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With anemic enrollment by individuals and little interest among small-business employers, the state’s nonprofit exchange -- known as the Hawaii Health Connector -- is unlikely to have enough money to pay its bills....
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Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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As Health Exchange Implodes, Abercrombie Releases ‘Transformation Plan’
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 4602 Views :: Health Care
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Abercrombie said: “This healthcare transformation plan outlines clear, tangible steps we can take to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care in Hawaii.”
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Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Matsuda: Fate of Prepaid Health Care Act Depends on Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5712 Views :: Health Care
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...Continuing the Connector as a state-based marketplace (SBM) is necessary in order to preserve the Prepaid Healthcare Act....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Aloha Obamacare Wipeout
By Video @ 1:42 PM :: 5602 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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"Aloha!" highlights the ways in which Obamacare is harming American families....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
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LA Times: Hawaii Health Connector Refused to Cough up Secret Budget
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 5089 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii Health Connector had refused even to allow the state auditor to conduct a review required under state law....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 |
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Obamacare's Dumping Ground
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:11 AM :: 4783 Views :: Health Care
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If President Obama—or anyone else—is expecting that Medicaid will be Obamacare’s salvation, look elsewhere....
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Friday, February 21, 2014 |
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More Doctors Becoming Employees
By NCPA @ 2:43 PM :: 3531 Views :: Health Care
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An increasing number of doctors are moving to salaried hospital jobs, says the New York Times....
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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Is your baby carrying excess fat? Hawaii wants to know
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:26 PM :: 5380 Views :: Family, Health Care
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Hawaii’s children may be adored by their parents, but all Hawaii government sees is their “body fat”....
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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SB2147: Silver Alert
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:13 AM :: 5357 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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Modeled after the Maile Amber Alert, the Silver Alert uses the same voluntary partnership between local broadcasters, civil defense, police departments, and other state agencies....
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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"Is there a way to allow a person to end his life without making someone else a criminal?"
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 AM :: 5215 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...A (mainland) legislator considering an assisted suicide law asked me this question: "Is there a way to allow a person to end his life without making someone else a criminal?"....
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
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She Dreamed Obamacare Was Harmless
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 4504 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Shhh…keep quiet, or you’ll wake Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii ranks worst for Obamacare signups
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:03 PM :: 5605 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Just 3,614 people enrolled in the state’s exchange, but the report does not disclose how many of those who registered also paid for their health care policies....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Among 10 Least Expensive Insurance Markets
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 AM :: 3861 Views :: Health Care
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This ranking is based on the lowest cost of a “silver” plan....
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Saturday, February 15, 2014 |
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ObamaCare: Taxpayers Spend $56,819 To Sign Up Each Person In Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 PM :: 5443 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Obama administration gave Hawaii $205 million in grants over the past three years to set up its state-run exchange....
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
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The Real Reason Health Spending Has Slowed
By NCPA @ 1:42 PM :: 3428 Views :: Health Care
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President Obama tells us that "health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years."....
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
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How Shifting to Electronic Records Has Endangered Patient Privacy
By NCPA @ 12:38 PM :: 3629 Views :: Health Care
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Policymakers should adopt privacy measures to protect patients from potential problems with electronic health records....
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014 |
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Obamacare Is So Great, We Just Can't Wait for You to… Oh.
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:21 AM :: 3576 Views :: Health Care
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Hurting workers doesn’t play well in an election year.....
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Monday, February 10, 2014 |
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Senator Sam Slom Appointed to Special Investigative Committee
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 4967 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...examining allegations of administrative abuses and an ongoing failure to provide a safe work environment at the Hawaii State Hospital....
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Monday, February 10, 2014 |
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HIT Apologia
By NCPA @ 2:43 PM :: 3904 Views :: Health Care
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It doesn’t take long to figure out that people haven’t learned a blessed thing from flushing $20 billion down the toilet....
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Friday, February 7, 2014 |
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Another $19.1M CIP for HHSC Hospitals
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 3933 Views :: Health Care
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...replacements, renovations and upgrades to our aging infrastructure at several state hospital facilities....
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Thursday, February 6, 2014 |
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Epic Fail: Where Four State Health Exchanges Went Wrong
By Selected News Articles @ 9:50 PM :: 4268 Views :: Health Care
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"Last month, the Republican National Committee filed public-records requests in Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oregon seeking information about compensation and vacation time for the exchange directors, four of whom have resigned."
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Thursday, February 6, 2014 |
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HI lawmakers: Obamacare exchange failures warrant state takeover
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:07 PM :: 3845 Views :: Health Care
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Several House Democrats want the state to take over the Hawaii Health Connector, set up last year as a private, nonprofit....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Explosive Report: How Obamacare Will Drive People Out of the Workforce
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 PM :: 4996 Views :: National News, Health Care
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...the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate: Obamacare will cause the equivalent of 2.3 million people to stop working.....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Taxpayers Covering Insurance Companies' Losses
By NCPA @ 7:31 PM :: 4952 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The federal government will reimburse insurers for 50 percent of any losses through the "risk corridors" in the Affordable Care Act....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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"I Don't Know How President Obama Thinks That He's Helping Us"
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:11 PM :: 5051 Views :: National News, Health Care
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“Was it the biggest mistake of your presidency to tell the nation over and over, ‘If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance’?”
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Lagging Health Connector Launches New Ad Buy
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 3725 Views :: Health Care
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New advertisements, online tools and events have been designed to encourage uninsured residents to set appointments....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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HI lawmaker renews fight to end or revise controversial sex ed program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:16 PM :: 8039 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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...McDermott, who enrolled his eight children in Hawaii’s public schools, doesn’t want his 11-year-old son exposed to a controversial taxpayer-funded sex education program....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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LIUNA, UniteHere 'Bitterly Disappointed' With Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 5484 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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The law imposes new costs and mandates on employer sponsors of health and welfare trust funds, but leaves irresponsible companies free of any obligation to contribute towards their employees' health insurance....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Feb 4-5: Pono Choices or Poor Choices?
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 9:11 PM :: 9076 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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Board of Education (BOE) Hearing Tuesday, Feb 4th, 2014, 1:30 PM....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG: Trans-Pac Partnership Endangers State Tobacco Revenues
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5820 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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When Government Keeps Teens from Seeing the Therapist
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 PM :: 8038 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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NOTE: Hawaii HB1789 is a Therapy Ban modeled on the laws discussed in this article....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Roosevelt HS Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 11155 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Justice Reinvestment
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...the suspect's mother describes the revolving door of mental health facilities and half-way houses through which her son has passed in the last year....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Six House Bills Address Failed Health Connector
By News Release @ 12:45 AM :: 4425 Views :: Health Care
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...a package of bills intended to help the Hawaii Health Connector improve transparency and reliability and ensure the agencies financial stability....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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New Rules to Deprive Seniors of Drugs, Doctors
By NCPA @ 4:12 PM :: 3752 Views :: Health Care
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CMS plans to save $144 million a year with these measures between 2015 and 2019....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii Highway Safety Among Best in Nation
By News Release @ 10:28 AM :: 4827 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Annual Economic Cost Due to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Hawaii: $655 Million....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Tobacco Control? Hawaii Scores 'A' for Taxes and Regulation, 'D' for Prevention
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 5914 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the distribution of tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and control will return to 6.5 percent after being redirected into the general fund to offset budget deficits for the past several years....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Why They Marched, in Their Own Words
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 6287 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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...even Americans who oppose abortion may be forced to support it—through Obamacare....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Kuakini Hospital Refit to Cut Energy Bill by $1M/year
By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 5105 Views :: Energy, Health Care
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The Kuakini project is part of Metrus' $75 million commitment to the White House's Better Buildings Challenge....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |
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Pono Choices Coming to Every Middle School Next Semester
By Selected News Articles @ 8:18 PM :: 7231 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Pono Choices offers little to no information on sexual harassment, Sexually Transmitted Infections, their symptoms and consequences or single parenthood....
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Saturday, January 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii: The Laughing Stock of Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 7528 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...we have a handful of states that can only be described as the laughing stocks of Obamacare....
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Saturday, January 18, 2014 |
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Audit: Hawaii Medicaid Loses $67M/yr Due to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 10946 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Recipients are automatically renewed for another year if they don't respond to the annual query....
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Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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AARP Urges Passage of Caregiver Support Legislation
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 4037 Views :: Health Care
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AARP Hawaii will ask lawmakers to support a bill requiring hospitals to formally acknowledge a patient’s family caregiver at the time of admission ....
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Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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Feds Compare Quality of Care at 17 Hawaii Hospitals
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 5743 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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You can use Hospital Compare to find hospitals and compare the quality of their care....
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Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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OMB: $101B Spent on Incorrect Federal Payments Each Year
By NCPA @ 2:34 PM :: 5300 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) paid $33.2 billion as a result of fraud or mistake....
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Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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State CON Laws Drive up Health Care Costs
By NCPA @ 1:53 PM :: 4429 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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Thirty-six states (including Hawaii) require that health care providers seeking to offer or expand their services obtain what are known as Certificates of Need (CON)....
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii Scores ‘F’, Lacks Access to Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 5717 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“Hawaii’s gaps in hospital and treatment facility capacity lead to overcrowding, long wait times and an inability to respond to disasters,” said Dr. Ishida....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |
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WellCare's 'Ohana Health Plan Selected To Provide Managed Care Services Across Hawaii Under QUEST Integration
By News Release @ 11:54 AM :: 3351 Views :: Health Care
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Approximately 300,000 beneficiaries are currently receiving services through the QUEST Integration program. ‘Ohana is one of five health plans selected to receive an award....
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