Hawaii Health Care System

In the United States more than 45 million Americans have no health insurance, including 100,000 in the Hawaiian Islands, which impedes to access to Hawaii health care. In addition, Americans pay an average of about two times more on health care and our health outcomes worse than in other developed countries.

Hawaii health care system that is better than in most other states. This is mainly due to the employer Hawaii mandated health insurance law, called the law on health care payment. Consequently, Hawaii has always been one of the lowest rates of uninsured in the country, which is currently about 10 percent.

But Hawaii health care still will face possible health problems. Hawaii’s population is aging faster than any other country. Our population is faced with health, including high rates of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and asthma. Health spending is already high, and inflation of health faster than general inflation. The Hawaii health care system needs to be reformed.

Now Hawaii congressional delegation work hard to include a provision which preserves the Prepaid Health Care Act. This provision is aimed at ensuring that residents of the Hawaiian Islands, which they receive less benefits from Hawaii health care system.

Hawaii health care system does not receive such federal funds, called disproportionate share of hospital costs on an ongoing basis. These federal funds were available in Hawaii for a year until next year. So Hawaii health care should be supplemented by public funds. For several years the State Legislature, these funds and the Governor has allocated funds to the state, resulting in tens of millions of dollars from state and federal combined funds to support hospital care in Hawaii is not compensated.