Issue Position: Health Care

Issue Position

As your Senator, Lorraine has worked hard during her ten year term supporting and funding:

A three-year pilot program to provide basic health insurance to uninsured children

Improvements to Hilo Medical Center, Kona Community Hospital, Ka'u Hospital,
Hamakua Health Center, Hospice of Hilo and the Hawaii Health Systems Corp.

Health care reform measures to improve health services for our people

Construction of a new medical facility, Bay Clinic Inc.

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo Nursing and Paramedic programs

Visa waivers for nurses from the Philipines

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo College of Pharmacy

Construction of a long-term veterans care home

Development of the University of Hawai'i Medical School

Hale Hoola Hamakua long-term care facility

Hawai'i RX Plus to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible

Naturopathy to allow people to seek alternative health care treatments

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