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Hospitals and patients would save money if the two options were offered in one venue, because many people go to ERs for nonemergencies.

The suit alleges the departments of Education and Human Services aren’t coordinating to provide legally required services at schools.

The Kaneohe woman says her son’s condition has deteriorated, partly because Hawaii allows people as young as age 15 to refuse inpatient psychiatric treatment.

Cost controls on the pharmaceutical industry are sorely needed as testing and treatment advance.

It’s time for the federal program to eliminate a rule that prevents timely transfers of patients from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities.

Amazon and Walmart are among the giant companies that may be bringing their penchants for efficiency into the world of health care.

Lawmakers have confronted the question for decades. Proponents say it could boost access to treatment, while opponents warn of opening up patients to subpar care.

Hawaii stopped paying for non-emergency dental care for low-income adults back in 2009.

A national database for health records would greatly reduce duplicate lab work and diagnostic testing — not to mention overmedication.

A sophisticated solicitation can convince a patient to ask for unneeded equipment, and trick a doctor’s office into going along with it.