A Health Care Reform Agenda for Hawaii
This report was prepared by a working group convened by the State Policy Network in October 2002. SPN is an association that provides assistance to independent research organizations devoted to...
View ArticleHawaii Drops Universal Children’s Health Care Plan
An economic downturn and ensuing budget cuts have forced Hawaii to abandon the nation’s first universal health care program for children, Keiki Care, after only seven months.
View ArticleHawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act and its Far-Reaching Costs
New GRIH study 'Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act and Far-Reaching Costs' explores devastating effects on employment and the rate of covered residents in the state that government health plans can have.
View ArticleHawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act
Health insurance is widely regarded as the key to accessing vital health care service, and those without insurance are regarded as less likely to access timely and necessary care. To that end, in 1974,...
View ArticlePrepaid Health Care Act Can't Fool Mainstream Media
The universal health care bandwagon is not lacking for supporters, yet a backlash within the mainstream media has been brewing. Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act (PHCA), which has been in effect since...
View ArticleGood Health, Lower Costs for Fortune 500 Company
I will agree to disagree with people who believe Americans have a "right" to health care. In my humble opinion, there is no law or clause that entitles anyone to health care provided by the government.
View ArticleHow Obama's Health Care Will Affect Your Coverage
President Obama promised during his campaign that "the time has come for universal health care in America. . . by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care...
View ArticleTownhall Turnout Shows Debate Isn't Over
On Tuesday night, over two hundred people gathered at McKinley High School for Charles Djou's health care forum. I was granted the opportunity to speak about Hawaii's failed experience with employer...
View ArticleBefore You Move to France, or Even Cuba
Yes, it's true that the United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world that does not have some form of nationalized health care. For that, thank your lucky stars. If you move to...
View ArticleHealth Care and Life Expectancy Among Americans
Following my blog post about health care systems in France and Cuba compared with the United States, a wise reader, Joe Speroni, was compelled to write me an enlightening message concerning data for...
View ArticleConservatives for Patients' Rights Tour
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii joined Conservatives for Patients' Rights in a tour to alert the public about the dangers of more government control in health care. Several states (including Hawaii)...
View ArticleCutting Costs and Choices for State Workers
State and county workers are in for a few changes to be made in their prescription drug plans next year on January 1. Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) enacted...
View ArticleThe Latest on Obama's Health Care Reform
The grand, sweeping health care reform promised by President Obama during the 2008 election campaign now lies in shambles. Without any possibility of universal health care and the departure of the...
View ArticleBaucus Health Care Bill Also An Epic Failure
Senate Finance Chairman, Max Baucus (D-Mont), introduced his health care bill, America's Healthy Future Act, yesterday. The bill shares many similarities with H.R. 3200 (America's Affordable Health...
View ArticleDebunking More Misinformation on Health Care Reform
In his recent Honolulu Advertiser op-ed, Maui Democratic Party chairman Lance Holter deemed President Obama's health care reform an essential and patriotic plan. His rationale can be summed up as such:...
View ArticleWhy Obama’s Public Option Would Lead to No Option
American citizens who value choice and freedom have done it again. They rallied enough to force President Obama to back away from single-payer health care following his election. This week, the...
View ArticleLife and Death Medical Challenges in Maui
Ellen Bellerose rushed to Maui Memorial Medical Center's emergency room at her cardiologist's direction after she felt severe pain and pressure in her neck, chest and arms. As the pain intensified over...
View ArticleTwo Key Reform Proposals for Health Care in Hawaii
Hawaii's lawmakers continue to introduce reform schemes that focus on the uninsured population without instituting any provisions that would actually lower health care costs. Growth in managed care and...
View ArticleWhat Health Care Reform Means- H.R. 3962
With the narrow passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) in the House, it is up to the Senate to decide whether to approve major government expansion into our lives....
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