#Health Insurance

Open enrollment for the Individual Marketplace is underway. The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division advises eligible residents to visit HealthCare.gov to review and compare Health Insurance Marketplace plans.

Telehealth proved critical in the pandemic, pushing the federal government to allow Medicare coverage for more services in more areas. But those flexibilities will end for patients in some areas unless Congress acts by Sept. 30.

The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division is encouraging residents who do not have health insurance coverage through their employer, to visit HealthCare.gov to compare plans. Open enrollment via the Health Insurance Marketplace lasts through Jan. 15, 2025. Consumers who enroll by Dec. 15, 2024, can secure coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. 

Governor Josh Green, M.D., singed a new set of laws that seek to strengthen protections for kūpuna and those living with disabilities.

The deadline to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is Jan. 15, 2023.

Imua Family Services will be holding a series of workshops to help uninsured or underinsured families secure health insurance.

Health and well-being company Humana Inc. is increasing its presence on Maui, with a new kiosk at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Russell Suzuki joins Medicare officials to discuss the rollout of new Medicare cards to 262,000 beneficiaries in Hawaiʻi.

An AARP report released this week estimates that nearly 56,000 Hawaiʻi residents will lose health care coverage by 2022 if the Senate health care bill passes.

Hawai’i Health Connector, established to create and oversee the State’s health insurance exchange, seats 15 permanent board members today.

Hawaii is establishing a state-certified health insurance exchange set to open January 1, 2014.

The Hawai‘i Medical Service Association announced yesterday a first quarter profit of $12.8 million, a steep increase from one quarter 2011 when it profited $8.4 million..

Kaiser Permanente’s Maui Lani clinic in Wailuku has received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Physician Practice Connection’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for its integrated and coordinated care delivery system.

Justin Hughey, 2010 candidate for State House District 8, Transcript: Introduction: My name is Justin Hughey and I’m running for State House of Representatives, District 8.  I am a teacher, and I work a second job at a restaurant in order to be a teacher, even though I have a Master’s Degree.  My predominant focus is […]

Governor Linda Lingle announced a job creation initiative yesterday that seeks to lower the state unemployment rate to 6 percent by utilizing state and federal funds to subsidize health insurance premiums for 6,450 employees. “Hawai‘i Premium Plus will stimulate our state economy by reducing the unemployment rolls, encouraging businesses across the Islands to expand, and […]