Hawaii

• Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference

  By Oskar Garcia  |  May 20, 2013

  Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds say administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.

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  PPACA’s impact on part-timers likely overblown

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 7, 2013

  The number of part-time U.S. workers who could see their hours cut because of PPACA could reach as high as 2.3 million, a figure considerably lower than some have theorized.

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  The least stressed-out state is ...

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 26, 2013

  Feeling stressed? Here’s a fun solution: Try moving to Hawaii.

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  Five states with the lowest uninsured rates

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 25, 2013

  Here are the nation’s top five states with the lowest uninsured rates.

• Hawaii insurance exchange gets $130M federal grant

  By Associated Press  |  April 9, 2013

  Hawaii's insurance exchange is getting a federal grant worth nearly $130 million to set up a call center and customer assistance program.

• Health all about location, location, location

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 5, 2013

  It’s obvious location really matters when it comes to health and well-being.

• Hawaii’s industrial employment holds steady

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 19, 2013

  Hawaiian industrial employment held steady after only adding 20 jobs for a 0.5 percent gain between December 2011 and December 2012.

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  Insurers warn of overhaul-induced sticker shock

  By Tom Murphy  |  March 13, 2013

  Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.

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  Myriad languages, cultures challenge health reform

  By Garance Burke and Judy Lin, Associated Press  |  March 4, 2013

  Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, from recent Mongolian immigrants seeking a doctor to Burmese refugees in need of a basic dental exam.

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  Health all about location, location, location

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  March 1, 2013

  Because of our innate desire to fit in, healthy (or unhealthy) behaviors or attitudes are often contagious.