Health Care

...Currently, the minimum age to purchase nicotine vapor products in Hawaii is 21....

...there is no paper that is so dreadful that it cannot be published somewhere....

... age 10-17--obesity rate 11.5%....

...Cities and States with the Highest and Lowest Uninsured Rates....

...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....

...vaccines prevented 732,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1994 and 2013....

... The average age-adjusted death rate for the five states with the highest death rates was 49% higher than that for the five states with the lowest death rates ….

...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....

...more than 2,200 healthcare jobs open across the state, with an average vacancy rate of 10% and most jobs taking six to 12 months to fill....

...additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12, and colleges/universities in Hawai‘i....

...Death in Hawaii is by far the priciest among all the states....

...By joining more than 32,000 sisters and brothers at UNAC/UHCP, the Maui Health System members gain significant strength in dealing with Kaiser Permanente....

...Hawaii ranks 36th for health care access....

...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....

...SB 1405 calls for confiscation, increased fines for youth....

...Hawaii Department of Health releases six-month progress report on Our Care, Our Choice Act....

...Suicide deaths rose to the second-highest rate in the country at 15.2 per 100,000 in 2017, the latest data available, from 8.2 per 100,000 in 2005, while alcohol deaths climbed to 5.8 from 3.5 and drug poisonings increased to 13.8 from 9.4....

... identified as having a “persistent record of poor care” ....

...In Hawaii, opioid deaths, hospitalizations, and treatment services have risen significantly over the last several years....

...Request for Proposals: Pohnpei State Hemodialysis Project....

...this would apply to Veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands....

...Medicaid care homes are allowed no more than two patients, however, if in the discretion of the health department such a Medicaid care home is allowed a third patient, such a patient MUST be a Medicaid patient....

...a Final Rule issued by the Trump Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services, which seeks to expand the ability of businesses and individuals to refuse to provide necessary health care on the basis of businesses’ or employees’ “religious beliefs or moral convictions....”

...Patients at “C” hospitals on average face an 88% greater risk of avoidable death....

...incentivize providers to reduce hospital utilization and total cost of care by potentially significantly rewarding them through performance-based payment adjustments based on their performance....

...Low prevalence of obesity....

...there may be as many as 30 stabilization beds at WGH by early next year....

...Approximately one-third of individuals with severe mental illness have their first contact with mental health treatment through a law enforcement encounter....

...2019’s Best & Worst States for Nurses....

...Hawaii Boasts Some of the Best Air Quality in the Nation According to the ‘State of the Air’ 2019 Report....

...auditors from KMH LLP reported one significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting and 14 material weaknesses and three significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance....

...Task force statistics reveal youth, especially on neighbor islands, most at risk....

...this is the price Hawaii pays for pandering to anti-fluoridation nuts....

...This line of thinking is one step away from web sites touting “miracle cures THEY don’t want you to know about.”....

...Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health....

...the State Department of Health spends $10 million annually in health care costs and the Department of Human Services spends $38 million in human services for COFA citizens....

... Hawaii: County by County Overview ....

...The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants....

...Trump Admin Awards $5.1 Million to Group of Pro-life Medical Clinics, Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood....

...Suicide Prevention and Palliative Care bills still moving....

...Hawaii ranks 51st for 'medical environment'....

...higher medical costs increase our state’s debt — and Hawaii taxpayers might be the ones who end up paying for it....

...Since its creation in 2009, the TPP Program has provided nearly $1 billion....

...Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Hawaii Department of Public Safety to Ensure Equal Access to Its Programs for Inmates With Disabilities....

...support efforts to advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free policies, including limiting the use of e-cigarettes....

... Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times ....

...Amicus Brief: Employer Can Fill Injured Worker's Position If There Are Legitimate Business Reasons For Doing So....

...As of the end of January, two hundred and eighty-three women had received TelAbortions, a hundred and fifty-eight of them in Hawaii....

... Under the new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, providers in any clinic that receives Title X funding will be barred from referring a patient for an abortion ....

...Millions of dollars from the DoE budget are on the line if HB664 or SB674  “Relating to Gender Identity” becomes law....