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State may delay paying QUEST bills to insurers

February 8, 2010

The state Department of Human Services has warned health insurance companies that it may not make payments for Quest — the state’s health plan for low-income families — for the last quarter of the fiscal year, leaving insurers to absorb about $300 million in medical expenses until at least July. The potential delay in payments has stunned insurers and alarmed health care providers, who worry a delay could jeopardize the ability of insurers to cover claims, which would cause cash-flow problems and influence how some providers care for Quest members. “That would be extremely frightening, because if the state isn’t paying the plans, then the plans are not going to be paying all of the people who actually deliver the health care services,” said Beth Giesting, the chief executive officer of the Hawai’i Primary Care Association, a nonprofit that represents community health centers. “Of course, that provides a ripple all the way down.

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Foie gras ban clears committee

February 8, 2010

HONOLULU (AP) — Foie gras, a popular delicacy in French cuisine, may soon be banned in Hawaii.

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Paperless project boasts cost, tree savings

February 7, 2010

HONOLULU — Looking to cut government waste, the Hawaii Senate decided to take a whack at a target that’s plentiful on the grounds of the Capitol: paper.

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Registration for federal waters fishing in effect

February 7, 2010

Many of the estimated 192,000 Hawaii residents who fish in federal waters for food or sport are required to register under a new program aimed at learning more about the nation’s recreational fish catch.

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Politician, broadcast executive Heftel dies

February 6, 2010

HONOLULU (AP) — Cec Heftel, a former Democratic congressman from Hawaii who was also a successful broadcast industry executive, has died at the age of 85.

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Reifurth confirmed as an appeals judge

February 6, 2010

HONOLULU — Attorney and former department head Lawrence Reifurth was unanimously confirmed Friday as a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

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