Health Care
The traditional Hawaiian moral values of compassion and care for each other is embedded in Hawai‘i’s culture and people. Senator Schatz embraces these values and is committed to ensuring that all Hawai‘i families have access to affordable, quality health care.
Thanks to historic health care reforms made in Hawai‘i in the 1970s, Hawai‘i has one of the highest rates of health insurance coverage in the country. Still, while many Hawai‘i families are covered through Hawai‘i’s Prepaid Health Care Act, over 100,000 people remain uninsured. For that reason, Senator Schatz is committed to expanding access to health care for every family, and to making the Affordable Care Act work successfully. This law will give thousands of uninsured people in Hawai‘i access to quality, affordable health care. This historic legislation has allowed thousands of young adults in Hawai‘i to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26, and protected nearly half a million people in Hawai‘i from being denied coverage by their insurance company because of a pre-existing condition.
In the U.S. Senate, Brian has secured funding for some of the most important health programs in Hawai‘i, particularly those that address the health care needs of Native Hawaiians. To expand health care in rural communities, like those on our neighbor islands, Senator Schatz introduced the Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act. The legislation would fund preventative health care training for students capable of treating 110,000 Hawai‘i residents living in rural areas, expanding access to care by providing medical treatment close to home.
Senator Schatz believes access to quality, affordable health care is a right that must be protected and expanded for all Americans. Brian will continue to fight to ensure every family in Hawai‘i has the health care they need.
- Schatz, Hatch, Tillis, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make it Easier for Researchers to Study the Medical Value of Marijuana Posted on 06/20/16
- Schatz Visits CDC Headquarters, Meets with Top Officials to Discuss Zika, Dengue Response in Hawai‘i Posted on 04/11/16
- Bipartisan Team of Senators Introduces Legislation to Expand Telehealth Services, Improve Health Outcomes, and Reduce Costs Posted on 02/03/16
- GAO Report: More Work Needed to Protect Communities From the Wide-Ranging Impacts of Climate Change on Public Health Posted on 11/03/15
- Senator Schatz Statement on the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision Posted on 06/25/15
- Senator Schatz, Colleagues to HHS: Women Should Have Full Access To All FDA-Approved Contraception Posted on 05/05/15
- Hawai'i Delegation Announces $1.4 Million For Kapi'olani Medical Center Posted on 03/05/15