5 Things We’re Watching is our regularly distributed market and policy intelligence newsletter. Each newsletter includes five items of relevance specific to your market. Enjoy links to original source documentation, thoughtful coverage from other outlets, and independent reporting from State of Reform.
5 Things Hawaii: Economic recovery, Vaccine rollout, 2021 session
DJ Wilson | Jan 5, 2021 | Hawaii
We are looking forward to "seeing" so many of you next week at the 2021 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference! Of course, this year's event will be virtual. So, it will be different from years past. But it's always good to reconnect with our Hawaii ohana, in whatever form
5 Things Hawaii: Q&A w/Sen. Stanley Chang, Topical Agenda, Physician shortage
DJ Wilson | Dec 1, 2020 | Hawaii
We are on the cusp of a tremendous leap forward in vaccine science, which is something that our gratification-now culture doesn't fully appreciate. It took 5 days from sequencing the virus genome to the vaccine design. Next week, emergency use authorization is expected for Pfizer's vaccine. First vaccinations are expected December
5 Things Hawaii: Economic forecast, CRF spending, International perspective on COVID
DJ Wilson | Oct 7, 2020 | Hawaii
At the rate 2020 is going, who knows what might happen by the end of the year. Menehune might come back with fishing gear on Kauai. Pele could kickstart Kilauea. Or we might find out Elvis lives and runs a small art gallery in Maui. Who knows at this point.
5 Things Hawaii: Bruce Anderson, Medicaid enrollments, Jeannette Koijane
DJ Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | Hawaii
On August 9th, 309 new cases were reported in Hawaii – almost 50% higher than the two week average of new daily cases. The 14-day average is 230 new cases. At that lower rate of 230 cases per day, that means 1 in 16 Hawaii residents will likely contract the
5 Things Hawaii: Med-QUEST RFI, Heroes and HEALS Acts, Heather Miyasato
DJ Wilson | Aug 6, 2020 | Hawaii
It has taken Hawaii about five months to accumulate 2,763 confirmed cases of COVID-19. At the current rate of spread, Hawaii will accumulate another 2,763 cases in just 15 days. The seven-day average of new cases has more than doubled in the last week. It's a signal that none of us
5 Things Hawaii: Budget bill, 5 Slides video, Steve Robertson
DJ Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | Hawaii
Welcome to the second half of 2020! I appreciate very much your taking the time to read our stuff, to hear from our guests, and to forward this newsletter to other folks you think might want to subscribe. Our broader ohana in Hawaii, made up of everyone of you that follows
5 Things Hawaii: Med-QUEST update, Modernizing public health, Aimee Grace
DJ Wilson | Jun 3, 2020 | Hawaii
“We have to make an effort in the United States, we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult times… What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the
5 Things Hawaii: Q&A w/Beth Giesting, Special session series, Kealoha Fox
DJ Wilson | May 6, 2020 | Hawaii
This is hard. Staying at home is hard. Distance learning is hard. Watching businesses collapse is hard. Watching loved ones get sick is hard. None of this is easy. We are going through a collective trauma together. It'll reshape our society, our commerce and our politics. But, right now, when
5 Things Hawaii: Gov. Ige's leadership, Re-opening the economy, Dr. Scott Grosskreutz
DJ Wilson | Apr 8, 2020 | Hawaii
We have launched two new daily emails for you if you are interested in tracking our coverage at the nexus of health care and health policy even further. One afternoon newsletter covers our reporting on COVID, while an early morning newsletter gives you a run down of all of our daily reporting at
5 Things Hawaii: Coronavirus, Gun legislation, Cheryl Vasconcellos
DJ Wilson | Mar 9, 2020 | Hawaii
With the mainland starting to become gripped with coronavirus fear, we find ourselves caught somewhere between glued to Twitter and floating among Dept. of Health sites across the country. Read this link to understand the math of the virus's growth, but read this to understand why math works differently in epidemiology. The first global pandemic
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