Finding the Best Solutions for Our Members

Pharmacy costs are rising far out of proportion to virtually everything in the U.S. economy.  This has been fueled to a very large extent by certain specialty drugs (Hep C, antineoplastics, anti inflammatories and others) but there have been a number...

Cancer of the colon and rectum are closely related but somewhat different in their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Together, cancer of the colon and rectum are know as "colorectal" cancer. For both men and women, colorectal cancer is the third deadliest cancer and the third most commonly...

The SARS "epidemic" which really hurt the Hawaii economy and generated a ton of pictures in the newspaper of folks wearing masks occurred in early 2003.  There were about 8,000 cases and 750 deaths WORLDWIDE but nearly all the deaths occurred in Hong Kong. We were lucky.

From the pharmaceutical manufacturing facility to a patient’s body, an oral or parenteral medication takes a long and surprisingly circuitous route.  Most physicians are unaware of the complexity of the process or how deeply regulated it is.  

Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem in the US. To combat this issue, UHA founded an initiative – one of the first independent policies in the country – to minimize the addiction and accidental death caused by prescription drug abuse, by increasing restrictions on prescriptions to...