AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCoverage Costs: Hawaiʻi insurers won approval for higher rates: small-business HMSA plans will rise 6.3%, Kaiser 6%, HMAA 16% and UHA 19.5%. Med-QUEST Changes: Centene plans to lay off 69 Hawaiʻi employees as it exits the state’s Medicaid market and ends Ohana Health Plan on Dec. 31. Health Workforce: A statewide report found healthcare vacancies fell 20% from 2024 to 2026, but Hawaiʻi’s doctor shortage continues; Lānaʻi still has especially pressing laboratory staffing gaps. Training Future Caregivers: A $5.7 million project will turn a Waiākea High School building into a hands-on healthcare training lab, expected to open by summer 2027. Prevention: The state Health Department is urging residents to try quitting smoking or vaping on Nov. 19, with free support available through the Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quitline and My Life, My Quit. Infectious Disease: Hawaiʻi is investigating two Legionnaires’ disease cases in visitors who stayed at a Kauaʻi condominium complex. Coastal Risks: A UH Mānoa study warns that sea-level projections can miss major threats to Oʻahu infrastructure when they leave out erosion and high-surf flooding.
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