National health reform bills would exempt Hawaii

[Rob Tucker]

From the Star Bulletin:

"National health reform bills in the U.S. Senate and House would exempt Hawaii, protecting the state's 35-year-old Prepaid Healthcare Act, which has led to one of the lowest uninsured rates in the country and low premiums for workers."

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiin...awaii.html

"It ensures that whatever the final reform is, Hawaii would not be rolled back as it relates to employers providing health care, that as the national standard increases, Hawaii would move forward with that standard."