The costs of war are staggering. After nearly a decade of combat on two battle fronts, the United States is now calculating its bill. According to Pentagon estimates, medical costs incurred by the 9.6 million military troops, dependents, and retirees insured through the Federal TriCare program are exploding at twice the nation’s overall health care [...]
Will health insurance premiums continue to rise? Yes. Here’s why. In the health care industry, the dirty words are “cost-shifting”. You don’t get what you pay for. With health care, you pay for what others get. Because of cost-shifting, you end up paying for the health care costs incurred by other people. In the U.S., [...]
The Hawaii House Committee on the Judiciary unanimously passed two resolutions to help troubled soldiers. The approved House Resolution 200 and House Concurrent Resolution 278 directs the Chief Justice to convene a committee to design a new court model that intercepts veterans who get into trouble with the law and redirects them to intensive treatment. [...]
