AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoH-1 Hit-and-Run: Honolulu police are investigating a Waipahu crash on the H-1 Freeway where an unidentified driver rear-ended a parked vehicle on the shoulder and then fled without stopping; a 54-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was not wearing a seatbelt. Primary Care Pressure: Hawaii Medical Service Association is set to tighten primary-care payments starting Tuesday, dropping patients from provider “panels” if no claims are processed in 18 months and limiting reimbursement when patients see multiple PCPs in a year—an added hit to access as the state already struggles with too few accepting doctors. Medicaid Billing Watch: New federal Medicaid spending figures show sharp local increases in several categories, including Ewa Beach durable medical equipment billings and Waianae dental services, plus big jumps in Kaneohe pathology/lab and other neighbor-island procedure categories. Hurricane Lala Health Response: After Hurricane Lala disrupted Kau, a mobile medical team set up through the county’s program is helping residents get care despite transportation and facility damage. Public Health Screening: A new analysis highlights how skipping follow-up colonoscopy after a positive stool test can raise death risk, underscoring the need to complete the full screening pathway. Mosquito-Borne Alerts: Florida health departments issued alerts after locally acquired dengue cases were reported, reminding residents that Aedes mosquitoes can enable local spread.
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