Coverage dated September 20, 2026 to September 21, 2026
Letter: HMSA trying to solve a problem it helped create
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HMSA Medical Director Dr. Stephanie Park said in her opinion piece on Sept. 13 that a way to address the shortage of medical providers in Hawaii would be the proposed merger of HMSA and Hawaii Pacific Health (“A dynamic solution to doctor shortage,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices) .
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HMSA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Stefanie Park claims a vertically integrated HMSA-Hawaii Pacific Health entity would be a solution to our doctor shortage. The problem is that HMSA and HPH are committed to a primary care payment model already tried for a decade, and it required substantially higher pr…
HMSA Medical Director Dr. Stephanie Park said in her opinion piece on Sept. 13 that a way to address the shortage of medical providers in Hawaii would be the proposed merger of HMSA and Hawaii Pacific Health (“A dynamic solution to doctor shortage,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices) .
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