Hawaii
Health Policy rankings
| Health indicators | Rank |
| Population | 1,239,656 |
| Number of insurance mandates | 22 |
| Death rate per 100,000 | 623.6 |
| Percent of adults overweight or obese | 51.40% |
| Percent of adults who have visited a dentist in the last 12 months | NA |
| Percent of births (2004) | 18,281 |
| Ranking public policy | Rank |
| Overall health ownership rank | 40 |
| Government health care rank | 27 |
| Private health insurance rank | 27 |
| Medical tort rank | 46 |
| Provider burden of regulation rank | 38 |
Sources
*Policy ranks are from the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, published by the Pacific Research Institute.
*Health indicators are from State Health Facts, a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
*Number of insurance mandates comes from Health Insurance Mandates in the States 2007 (PDF), a publication of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance.
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Friday, May 2, 2008HSAs, State by StateLargest number in California; highest proportion in Minnesota By Grace-Marie TurnerCategories: California, Hawaii, HSAs, etc., Minnesota, New MexicoAmerica's Health Insurance Plans released its latest estimates of the number of people who have health insurance that would qualify them to have Health Savings Accounts.AHIP for the first time produced estimates of how many people in each state have HSA-qualifying insurance. California leads with 638,999 (even though the state legislature refuses to allow people to deduct their HSA deposits from their state income taxes). Minnesota had the highest percentage penetration of HSAs, representing 9.2% of the insurance market. Massachusetts and New Mexico need to get with the program: They came in next to last at 0.9%, followed only by Hawaii at 0.1%. Two key findings stand out. First, HSAs clearly are an important health insurance option for small business. The fastest growing market for HSA-qualifying insurance was in the small group market, accounting for 31% of new policies. The average balance in an HSA account is $1,083, money that consumers have saved and can spend on future health care needs.Roy Ramthun of HSA Consulting has produced an excellent and more detailed summary, which you can find here.
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