The Molokai Times
By Representative Mele Carroll (District 13 – Kahoolawe, Molokini, Lanai, Molokai, Keanae, Wailua, Nahiku, Hana)
4/23/2008 11:07:58 PM
There is only one bill remaining of seven bills crafted out of proposals by the Maui Health Care Initiative Task Force in this year's legislative session. The bill would establish a long-term care commission to do more research on funding for long-term care services. Although the intent of creating a body to identify necessary resources and propose programs and funding mechanisms that will meet long-term care goals is noble, it could also be perceived as a duplication of work already being done.
Some of this work has been in progress on Molokai since 2005, and this past Thursday my office manager, Jan Lehner, attended a meeting setup by Na Pu`uwai in the Kulana `Oiwi complex to learn more about the issue. The lack of adequate and proper long-term care on the island is of great concern to me, especially considering ...
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