05-21-2015, 12:24 PM
It is sad that the insurance companies have the control they have to approve, or disapprove procedures and what they will pay and not pay, combined with board members that care more about profits and not the patients because it's a business, doncha know, and do not see "government money" as currency.
It is also very difficult for a doctor to provide for his family with the pay the health companies want to pay when they more than likely still have a large college tuition debt, along with the cost of living on the island. Combine this with a wife and children harassed as being Haole, and they soon say "screw it, we're moving back home" where the quality of life for my family is better.
So, this is just my opinion on what I have observed as to why healthcare is so scarce on the islands, and is just an opinion.
Community begins with Aloha
It is also very difficult for a doctor to provide for his family with the pay the health companies want to pay when they more than likely still have a large college tuition debt, along with the cost of living on the island. Combine this with a wife and children harassed as being Haole, and they soon say "screw it, we're moving back home" where the quality of life for my family is better.
So, this is just my opinion on what I have observed as to why healthcare is so scarce on the islands, and is just an opinion.
Community begins with Aloha