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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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URL: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2021/12/healthcare-bottom-line-we-have-a-shortage-of-all-those-things/

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Why are more Micronesians coming to Hawaii

WebAugust 2, 2016. Micronesia. Most people in Hawaii care deeply for the plight of Micronesians arriving in the Aloha State. Micronesians come to Hawaii seeking health, education, or …

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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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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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Include medical services in GET exemption Grassroot Institute of …

WebBut it would be more effective in the short run to exempt medical services from the general excise tax. According to calculations from the Grassroot Institute of …

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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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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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SB321: Join interstate compact to attract more nurses to Hawaii

WebA 2021 report from the Hawaii State Center for Nursing estimated that the state has 300 to 400 fewer nurses than needed to meet demand. [1] Since 2021, we …

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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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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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SB2123: Outdated CON laws holding back Hawaii healthcare

WebThe following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and Commerce …

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Report: Returning Power to Micronesians in Hawaii

WebA new report by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Scholar Neil Mellen uncovers the reasons so many Micronesians choose to migrate to Hawaii. Neil Mellen shows why …

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