Maui hospital staff reject new proposed contract, continue month-long strike
Hannah Saunders | Mar 28, 2023 | Hawaii
Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means passes four behavioral health bills
Shane Ersland | Mar 1, 2023 | Hawaii
Nomi Health to develop medical certificate program for Hawaiian students pursuing healthcare careers
Shane Ersland | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
A new Nomi Health Charitable Foundation program will develop a medical certificate program for Hawaiian students and young professionals pursuing healthcare careers. Nomi Health’s Frontline Futures Program will partner with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to develop the program. Nomi Health will invest $50,000 to create
What They're Watching: Marcus Iwane, MD, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
Marcus Iwane, MD, is the clinic chief of internal medicine at the West Oahu Medical Office at Kapolei of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. In this edition of "What They're Watching," we hear from Iwane about how in addition to his clinical work as an internist, he helps develop Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's
What They're Watching: Francoise Culley-Trotman, AlohaCare
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
In this edition of our "What They're Watching" video series, we sat down with AlohaCare CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman to hear about the health plan's main priorities at our recent 2023 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference. She discussed how AlohaCare was founded by community health centers, and how representatives
What They're Watching: Gordon Ito, Hawaii insurance commissioner
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 27, 2023 | Hawaii
In this edition of "What They're Watching," we were thrilled to hear from Gordon Ito, insurance commissioner at the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, at our recent 2023 Hawaii State of Reform Health Policy Conference. He discussed his focus on community-grounded, "whole spectrum" efforts to lower the cost
Bills that would legalize fentanyl test strips in Hawaii gain support in legislature
Shane Ersland | Feb 22, 2023 | Hawaii
Bills that would legalize fentanyl test strips and make them available for use in Hawaii have garnered some support in the state’s legislature. Members of the House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs discussed House Bill 573 during a meeting on Friday. HB 573 would exclude fentanyl test
Governors from 20 states announce Reproductive Freedom Alliance
The Office of Governor Jay Inslee | Feb 21, 2023 | California, Colorado
Governors from 20 states announced the creation of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance on Tuesday. The alliance is a non-partisan coalition of 20 governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom in their states, and is the largest such coalition ever convened. The alliance will work together to strengthen