Private-practice doctors alarmed by HMSA policy changes
Primary healthcare providers are bracing for significant cutbacks due to two new payment policy changes by Hawaii’s largest…
Editor’s Choice: Weakening Yen leaves weeping foreign students and families
Hello from Tokyo. As I’ve mentioned in this newsletter a few times, I studied abroad at a university…
Editor’s Choice: Energy crisis spreads across Asia, but investors stay bullish
Hello from Tokyo. As uncertainty hangs over negotiations aimed at ending the war between the U.S. and Iran,…
Hawaii lawmakers seek to close gaps in mental health treatment for homeless
A deepening clash between state lawmakers, community providers and the state Department of Health is putting renewed scrutiny…
Hawai’i Pacific Health, HMSA partnership plans proceeding
Two dominant players in Hawaii’s health care landscape continue to press forward on their plans to form a…
Tourism softening prompts job cuts and reduced hours for Hawaii workers
Reductions in work hours and layoffs have started in Hawaii’s visitor industry following a softer than expected summer…