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Enrollment is open for ACA health plans. Here's what's to know …

WebFor millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It's time …

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ACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees' …

WebSome consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving …

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Has health care access on Hawaiʻi Island improved or worsened …

WebThe coronavirus pandemic shed significant light on some of the gaps in health care access across the state. Efforts are underway on Hawaiʻi island to map out …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says …

WebA federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia. …

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

WebEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

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Hawaiʻi Island survey on health care access launches statewide

WebHawaiʻi’s doctor shortage is no secret, but a recent survey on Hawaiʻi Island found that more than 75% of respondents say the lack of physicians is the biggest barrier …

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More Free COVID Test Sites Are Opening on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi …

WebMore free COVID test sites are opening Thursday morning on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Nomi Health, a private health care company, is opening three new …

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Queen's Health System finalizes purchase of Wahiawa General …

WebThe Queen’s Health System has completed its purchase of the Wahiawa General Hospital. Queen’s announced this week that it finished purchasing the hospital, …

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Big Island's Doctor Shortage Could Grow to 72 Percent by 2030

WebThe doctor shortage on the Big Island has grown nearly 40 percent since 2007. That’s according to research on Hawai?i Island’s health workforce over the years. …

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Healthcare Association of Hawaii is still facing challenges. CEO …

WebEver since the pandemic began, the health care industry has been scrambling to adapt to changing conditions. But the public face of hospitals and senior care facilities …

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State opens new Oʻahu crisis center to help those facing mental …

WebThe state Department of Health opened a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Iwilei to help those having a mental health crisis. The center is meant to treat …

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Oʻahu's new crisis center offers insight to gauge next steps in …

WebThe crisis center will first focus on taking in suicidal patients who are brought in by police or call the 988 CARES crisis helpline. However, it could scale up from there …

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College student explores rare mental health condition in award …

WebElissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and …

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Nonprofit Launches Mobile Clinic for Moms and Babies

WebHealthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii (HMHB) has a launched a new mobile clinic to provide health and social services to Oahu's most vulnerable moms, …

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Hawaiʻi Island community health centers to merge by next summer

WebTwo of Hawaiʻi Island’s largest community health centers plan to merge their operations next summer. The Bay Clinic and the West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center …

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State's first medical kauhale village takes shape in Honolulu

WebKauhale can be seen in the state Department of Health parking lot in Honolulu on May 9, 2023. He added that residents may be able to shower or use the …

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DOH takes 'unusual step' to reject Navy's Red Hill groundwater …

WebThat’s why we are taking the unusual step to reject the Navy’s plan and impose conditions necessary to protect public health and our environment,” Ho continued. …

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Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care

WebThe planned closure of the Walmart Health centers comes after the company announced in March 2023 that it planned to add more than two dozen health centers to …

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The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

WebThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is ordering dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) before …

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UH professor wins Prevention Science Award, a first for Hawaiʻi

WebA researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has garnered this year's Prevention Science Award, a prestigious prize for contributing research about …

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Tokuda part of relaunch for bipartisan rural health caucus

WebThe caucus's relaunch is a partnership between Tokuda and Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee. "At the end of the day, both of our districts suffer from a lack …

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Benioffs donate $150M to Hilo and Straub medical centers

WebThe Benioffs' contribution matches a $50 million appropriation from the state. Hawaiʻi Pacific Health will receive $100 million to help create a “healthcare campus of …

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