Health Care

June 2009

Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act

and Far-Reaching Costs

Pearl Hahn
Health insurance is widely regarded as the key to accessing vital health care service, and those without insurance are regarded as less likely to access timely and necessary care. To that end, in 1974, Hawaii became the first state to mandate employer-provided insurance through the Prepaid Health Care Act.

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