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Healthcare bottom line: 'We have a shortage of all those …

WebHealthcare bottom line: ‘We have a shortage of all those things’. “Hawaii has done a great job at getting everybody health insurance, but having health insurance …

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How to create a more robust healthcare system on Maui

WebYou see, the perilous condition required the bailing out of the Maui hospital to the tune of $40 million every year. A study in 2014 showed that the hospital was paying …

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How to increase Hawaii’s healthcare capacity

WebAccording to a 2020 report from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, for-profit healthcare spending in Hawaii totals approximately $5 billion and the excise tax accounts …

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Why is there a doctor shortage in Hawaii

WebIn an attempt to alleviate Hawaii’s doctor shortage, the Grassroot Institute recently launched a petition asking lawmakers to exempt medical services from the GET. …

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HB1675’s GET exemption easy way to revive healthcare

WebAccording to the Grassroot study, the savings from that base 4% GET exemption would be about $5,275 each for the approximately 38,000 full-time workers in …

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Licensure compacts would make it easier to attract more …

WebThe following testimony was presented Feb. 1, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the House Committee on Health & Homelessness. _____ To: …

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What we 'need' is to fix Hawaii's healthcare laws

WebAccording to research from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, a medical services exemption from the state’s 4% GET would save about $5,275 each for the …

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Experts outline how new compact will improve healthcare: …

WebThe Institute sponsored events on Oahu and Maui in late July that outlined how the compact will work and what benefits Hawaii residents can expect to receive from …

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SB63: Proposal to solve Hawaii nursing shortage stops …

WebThe following testimony was presented February 10, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. …

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How the state GET affects healthcare costs in Hawaii

Web2 Executive Summary Exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general excise tax would result in a $222 million tax savings for isle consumers and healthcare professionals, and …

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Bold change needed to fix Hawaii healthcare

WebPhoto by Charley Myers Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were warned that lack of healthcare capacity in our state was a deepening problem. The last …

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Hawaii GET adds $220M to healthcare costs

WebEconomic research firm John Dunham & Associates of New York ran the numbers and found that healthcare spending for medical services in Hawaii totals about …

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The case for exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general …

WebExempting private practice physicians from the state GET would help alleviate the state’s critical shortage of doctors. Executive Summary. Hawaii policymakers seeking …

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Include medical services in GET exemption Grassroot Institute of …

WebAccording to calculations from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, a medical services GET exemption would save patients and doctors approximately $200 million. …

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Maui hospitals point the way Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

WebAfter years of hemorrhaging millions of Hawaii taxpayer dollars, the three state-run hospitals in Maui County have been turned over to a public-private partnership …

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Life and Death Medical Challenges in Maui

WebLife and Death Medical Challenges in Maui. By Miscellaneous. October 2, 2009. Healthcare. by Malia Zimmerman. Ellen Bellerose rushed to Maui Memorial …

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Testimony — HB224, on creating exemptions to Hawaii’s medical …

WebThe following is testimony that was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Feb. 2, 2021, for consideration by the Hawaii House Committee on Health, …

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Delaying EUTF payments will add $8 billion to Hawaii taxpayer debt

WebHONOLULU, Jan. 12, 2020 >> Hawaii taxpayers will be on the hook for nearly. $8 billion more, if the state goes ahead with a five-year plan to skip prefunding of its Employer …

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Homelessness in Hawaii (Part 1) Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

WebHomelessness in Hawaii (Part 1) By Miscellaneous. June 13, 2014. Unemployment & Poverty. by Sebastian Koenig. Grassroot Institute staffer Sebastian …

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