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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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HELP: Student Loans to be repaid for Medical Professionals who Commit to Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 2853 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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... $30 million in educational loan debt repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2161 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii healthcare takes more hits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:11 PM :: 2158 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... among the heartbreaking losses earlier this month in fire-ravaged Lahaina were three healthcare clinics that served approximately 30,000 patients ....
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Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
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DoH, Kapiolani Hospital Ink Abortion Pill Deal
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2118 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... KMCWC will purchase a year’s supply of mifepristone (1,000 doses), and DOH will reimburse KMCWC for any unused doses ....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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New healthcare law a practical and philosophical win for Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 AM :: 2171 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... how a licensure compact is likely to benefit Hawaii residents ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Let's stay focused on helping Lahaina fire victims--Eventually the Facts Will Come Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:06 PM :: 2561 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Taxes
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- waiving property taxes for the affected property owners
- clearing the way for out-of-state medical professionals to attend to the needs of those affected by the tragedy
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG joins 20 state coalition against ban on castration of underage boys
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 2748 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... a coalition of 20 states (including Hawaii) opposing "anti-transgender" laws in Tennessee and Kentucky blocking children from receiving puberty blocking hormones and gender change surgeries ....
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Monday, August 14, 2023 |
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Lawsuit Alleges Waimanalo Foster Girls Sexually Abused--and DHS Knew
By Andrew Walden @ 11:35 PM :: 5349 Views :: Family, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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... medical records from November 8, 2019--given to DHS--indicate that Sibling 1 and Sibling 2 likely had been sexually abused ....
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Thursday, August 3, 2023 |
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Queens Hospital Bum Flop Stays Full
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 3113 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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... 15 patients come off the homeless merry go round for a while ....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 |
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Healthcare Crisis on the Island of Molokaʻi
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:00 PM :: 2948 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... Imagine an island with no doctors permanently living there, where patients must travel by air to access specialized medical care ....
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Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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DoH, UH Scheme to Hide Your Children's Sex Change Surgery from You
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 PM :: 3944 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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..."minors 14 years of age or older" can "consent to outpatient mental health services without the consent, knowledge or participation of their parents or legal guardians, upon consultation and agreement of their licensed therapist."....
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023 |
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How a new law will help ease Hawaii's doctor shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 3700 Views :: Health Care
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... A national expert and a leading local doctor will take a deep look at how Hawaii will benefit from working together with other states ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Homeless Medical Respite Fills up in One Month
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 2201 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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... 13 total intakes, 3 patient discharges, and a total of 189 unduplicated shower uses from members of the surrounding community during the first month of project operation ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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DoH Publishes Red Hill Exposure Assessment
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2757 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Health Care, Military
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... Report summarizes potential chemical exposure to residents from 2021 jet fuel exposure ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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Happy Day for Hawaii Healthcare
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 2590 Views :: Health Care
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... physicians from around the country will enjoy an expedited path to licensure in our state ....
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Friday, June 23, 2023 |
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Hawaii Tops Health Rankings Again
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 669 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... but Hawaii is among the worst states in terms of women receiving early prenatal care ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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How Grassroot Institute is working for a better Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 2569 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute “actually proposed 15 model bills this year that were introduced and got one across the finish line, which was the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact” ....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 2452 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....
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Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
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New video says telehealth calls with mainland docs should be allowed
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:23 PM :: 2282 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... The ban on teleconferencing with mainland doctors was lifted during the COVID-19 crisis, but should be lifted permanently ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Tripler Culture and Malpractice: Contrasting military medical centers and private hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 10:50 PM :: 2929 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, has paid out over $108 million since 1997 due to malpractice settlements and verdicts ....
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Sunday, May 28, 2023 |
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GET on Health Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2833 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... One of the bills in this past legislative session that fell to the cutting room floor when it probably shouldn’t have was Senate Bill 1035, which would have exempted medical services provided by health care providers if the services were paid for by Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
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Surgeon General Warning: Social Media a profound risk to mental health of children
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 2567 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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"... urgently take action to create safe and healthy digital environments that minimize harm and safeguard children’s and adolescents’ mental health ...."
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Sunday, May 21, 2023 |
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A short list for the governor
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:32 AM :: 2671 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... use his line-item veto power to trim back this massive spending overreach, including the $200 million “slush fund” ...
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Saturday, May 20, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii might soon have more doctors
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:01 PM :: 2144 Views :: Health Care
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... SB674 awaiting the signature of Gov. Josh Green would allow physicians from other states to more easily practice here ....
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Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Alzheimer's Patient Count Expected to Increase 20%
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 AM :: 2448 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... States Where Alzheimer's Is Expected to Soar by 2025 ....
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Saturday, May 13, 2023 |
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‘One step forward, one step back’ was Legislature’s MO
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 2506 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Small Business
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... the Legislature approved a bill authorizing the state to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will help alleviate the state’s doctor shortage, but shelved other licensure compact bills that would have applied to nurses and other healthcare professionals. It also failed to exempt medical services from the state’s general excise tax ....
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
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Worst State for Nurses -- Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Annual Nursing Salary When Adjusted for Cost of Living ....
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
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$18M to Keep Kona Hospital on Life Support
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 2762 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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... toward upgrades to infrastructure to mitigate the risk of the hospital's closure ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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HB1255: Crunch Time for West Maui Hospital
By News Release @ 6:43 AM :: 2632 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... HB1255 and SB1476 in support of $20 million Special Purpose Revenue Bond (SPRB) for West Maui Hospital ....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
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DoH Releases Hawai‘i Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 3235 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Drugs
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... Topics covered in the survey include unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy; protective factors; mental health and suicide; dietary behaviors; and physical activity ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Three reasons why Hawaii's healthcare is in trouble
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:06 AM :: 2348 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... three reasons: the state general excise tax, Hawaii's occupational licensure laws and the state's medical certificate-of-need laws ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Update Hawaii licensing laws to attract more doctors
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:05 AM :: 2331 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... medical professionals have found Hawaii to be an increasingly uninviting place to practice ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Maui Physician Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Hydrocodone
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 2399 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Drugs
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... in June 2022, an undercover agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) sought an appointment with Boulange, posing as a new patient seeking a prescription of opioids ....
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023 |
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After 42 Years Hawaii Finally Compliant with “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services”
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 2235 Views :: Health Care
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... Hawai‘i has joined the rest of the nation in implementing sweeping changes that enable residents with disabilities and older adults to live and participate fully in their communities ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 2707 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii ranks 51st ....
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Sunday, March 19, 2023 |
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Abortion Bill Clears Final House Committee
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:09 PM :: 2551 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... SB1SD2 added language (over 40 pages) to protect medical providers that perform abortions ....
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Thursday, February 23, 2023 |
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New report urges licensure reform to boost ranks of medical workers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:52 AM :: 2338 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says making it easier for qualified medical professionals to practice here would improve healthcare access ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 2732 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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Legislative Week in Review: Abortion, Drugs, Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:14 PM :: 2715 Views :: Health Care, Life, Drugs
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... Hawaii Legislators' cradle-to-grave plan for your life ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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DoH: Hawaii among highest hepatitis B death rates nationwide
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2108 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... In 2019, the rate for Hawaiʻi (1.17 per 100,000) was almost three times the national rate (0.42 per 100,000) ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii medical excise tax affecting patient care, physicians say
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 AM :: 2121 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... A Hawaii resident diagnosed with breast cancer could not find a physician to treat her ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Bills would remove GET for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 1213 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Legislators have introduced multiple bills in the 2023 legislative session that seek to remove the GET for medical services in Hawaii, either wholly or in part. They include ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii leads in pharmacist-prescribed birth control
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 2091 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... In 2017, Hawaii became the sixth state to extend pharmacist prescriptive authority to contraception ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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New report makes case for exempting medical services from Hawaii's GET
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:57 AM :: 1894 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Proposed Hawaii State Privacy Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 2542 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Small Business
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... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Sister Isles Among Worst Doctor Shortage in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 PM :: 2188 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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... a recent national study of 3,000 counties in America found the Big Island has the third-worst shortage of healthcare providers in primary care, Maui has the fifth-worst shortage of healthcare providers in America, and Kauai has the 13th worst shortage ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Long, expensive road for government permission to work
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 2791 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....
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Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
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Emergency Rule Extends Licensure Waiver for Nurses to Temporarily Practice in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:00 PM :: 2315 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... The emergency rule is effective for 120 days (eff. 12/5/2022 – 4/4/2023) ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Hawaii among five healthiest states
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 2201 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The healthiest states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Hawaii ....
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