Lawsuit: State discriminates in care for Micronesians
Federal class action suit alleges new Hawaiʻi healthcare plan illegally discriminates against certain legal residents from three South Pacific nations by drastically reducing their benefits, based on nationality.
Suit seeks restored health benefits for Pacific migrants
Dialysis patient Manuel Sound needs 11 prescriptions for medication. Each month, he’s able to fill four.
Federal judge has granted TRO to Micronesians over health care plan
A federal judge has blocked cutbacks to state-funded medical care for about 7,500 adult Micronesians from taking effect today.
Pacific Islander dialysis patients plead for help
More than 200 Pacific Islanders living in Hawaiʻi are heading for a medical emergency.