Posted on 2:20 am, Saturday, November 23, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector, tom matsuda
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced the appointment of Tom Matsuda, current Affordable Care Act implementation manager with the governor’s office, as interim executive director. He will begin his new role Dec. 9. Coral Andrews will resign as the nonprofit’s executive director, effective Dec. 6. A search for a permanent executive director by […]
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Posted on 5:48 pm, Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE Following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) release of enrollment information, the Hawaii Health Connector has attracted a steady flow of applicants through Nov. 2. “Our team has been working around the clock to promote access to coverage, to assist with enrollment and to take calls from the interested residents […]
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Posted on 7:37 pm, Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Tags: affordable healthcare act, coral andrews, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced the opening of the health insurance marketplace web component. Individuals, families and small business owners can now go to HawaiiHealthConnector.com to create an account online, review health insurance plan options, compare prices and shop for a quality health insurance plan that best meets their needs and their […]
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Posted on 8:26 pm, Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Tags: affordable care act, coral andrews, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE Executive Director Coral Andrews has announced strong consumer engagement for the opening of the Hawaii Health Connector marketplace. The level of engagement reaffirmed the public interest for new health insurance options. The Connector logged 19,457 unique visits to the site, completed 1,181 applications, and received1,257 calls connected at the contact center on the […]
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Posted on 12:04 am, Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE Community groups, government officials, private sector business and healthcare leaders joined Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the Hawaii Health Connector on Tuesday as they announced the completion of significant milestones in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the development of Hawaii’s state-based health insurance marketplace. The Connector’s marketplace assister program and contact […]
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Posted on 7:32 pm, Friday, August 16, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector, hii ola marketplace assister, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced it is partnering with 34 community organizations across the state for participation in the Connector’s Hii Ola Marketplace Assister program. Open enrollment for the Connector begins in October, and grants have been awarded to support marketplace assisters, known as Kokua, whom will serve an integral role in […]
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Posted on 9:20 pm, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector today announced that it has awarded Maximus Health Services, Inc. a $12 million multi-year contract for the development, implementation and management, including support services, of the Connector’s customer service contact center. The contact center will be based on Oahu, and Maximus Health Services will hire as many as 25 […]
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Posted on 5:28 am, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hardy spoehr, hawaii health connector, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced it has received a $128,086,634 Level 2 multi-year funded grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This award will fund the customer service call center, consumer assistance program and general maintenance and operations of the Connector through December 2014. In March, the Connector announced […]
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Posted on 1:32 am, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced it has released a request for proposals (RFP) for the development, implementation and management of a customer service contact center and support services. The Connector is releasing the RFP to solicit proposals from qualified vendors to provide best in class customer service. The nonprofit state-based Exchange is […]
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Posted on 3:47 pm, Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Tags: affordable care act, coral andrews, hawaii health connector, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services to operate a state-based health insurance exchange. This is a key milestone in the establishment of the state’s online health insurance marketplace, which opens for enrollment Oct. 1, 2013. “This is great news […]
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Posted on 9:00 pm, Sunday, December 9, 2012. Tags: affordable care act, cgi technologies and solution, coral andrews, hawaii health connector, milici valenti ng pack
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced the award recipients for two separate contracts — one to construct the online marketplace for the state-based health insurance exchange and a second contract for public relations services. “This is an exciting next step in the establishment of the health insurance exchange in Hawaii,†said Coral Andrews, […]
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Posted on 3:41 am, Friday, November 16, 2012. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has announced it has submitted its “blueprint†application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ahead of the deadline, which has now been extended a month by the Obama administration. As part of the regulations implementing the federal Affordable Care Act, HHS is required to complete […]
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Posted on 2:06 am, Saturday, August 25, 2012. Tags: coral andrews, daniel inouye, hardy spoehr, hawaii health connector
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has received a $61.8 million grant for Hawaii’s health insurance exchange from Department of Health and Human Services. Hawaii was the first state in the nation to declare its intent to set up a state-certified health insurance exchange and its Congressional delegation, headed by Sen. Daniel Inouye, has been […]
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Posted on 3:50 am, Friday, July 27, 2012. Tags: coral andrews, hawaii health connector, kanoelehua renaud, maje kaniho, rose hughes
MEDIA RELEASE Rose A. Hughes has been named director of communications for the Hawaii Health Connector. Also joining Hawaii’s health insurance exchange are Me’ja Kaniho as community outreach manager and Kanoelehua K.L. Renaud as consumer relations manager. “One of the most important jobs of the Connector is to help the residents of Hawaii to understand […]
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