Hawai’i Uninsured Project

2004 Health Policy Forum Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom Honolulu, Hawaii

Over 150 leaders in business, labor, health care, social services, government, and advocacy and community organizations met at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to hear from national experts and discuss, “The Costs and Benefits of Health Care Coverage in the 21st Century.” Among the issues explored:

• The impact of Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act on employers and employees
• Cost drivers of health care and health insurance
• Challenges and opportunities for reducing health care costs
• Correlation between a healthy workforce and productivity
• Implications of an increasing uninsured population