#hawaii medicare

Hirono backs bipartisan bill to speed up Medicare Advantage prior authorizations

Congressional support is growing for a bipartisan bill to streamline healthcare authorizations for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage.

Reps. Tokuda, Peltola, Case push to increase medicare payments for nursing facilities

Legislation aimed at providing equitable payments to skilled nursing facilities in Hawaiʻi and Alaska has been introduced by Rep. Jill Tokuda along with Reps. Mary Sattler Peltola and Ed Case.

Maui Medicare Recipients Save $181,000

More than 500 people on Maui with Medicare saved more than $181,000 on prescription drugs in the first six months of 2012, according to numbers released on Monday.

Official Outlines Price Changes to Medicare Premiums

As the deadline for choosing a new Medicare health or prescription drug plan looms, officials seek to clarify changes in pricing.