AGP Executive Report
Last update: 37 minutes agoFlu Watch: Flu activity is starting early, with the region that includes Hawaiʻi reporting the nation’s highest positivity rate at 9.5%. Health experts urge people to get vaccinated now. Coverage Costs: Hawaiʻi employers face double-digit health insurance rate hikes affecting about 500,000 residents. Rural Health Workforce: The state will cover health-care training tuition in exchange for five years of work in a rural area. Heart Care: Queen’s marked a milestone in heart-implant procedures, while Hawaiʻi’s first LVAD procedure helped an ʻEwa Beach man return home. Med-QUEST Changes: Centene plans to leave Hawaiʻi’s Medicaid program at year’s end, adding to the plan choices beneficiaries must make. Maternal Care: Hawaiʻi is among 10 states with no birth centers, despite a new report linking these centers with better health outcomes.
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