FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2020 Med-QUEST Issues RFP for Health Plans for Contract Period Beginning July 2021 HONOLULU – The Med-QUEST Division of the Hawai‘i Department of Human Services issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) today for up to five health plans to ensure access and continuity of care for Medicaid beneficiaries during the ongoing ...
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A programming change within Fidelity Information Services (FIS) card facility caused the mailed EBT cards (for SNAP) printed between 11/09/2020 and 11/17/2020 to have improperly encoded magnetic stripes. This means that the correct card numbers are printed on the cards, and the card may be used by keying in the numbers manually. Only the magnetic ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2020 DHS Welcomes Community Input for Statewide Home Visiting Services for Child Welfare Families HONOLULU – The Department of Human Services (DHS), Social Services Division (SSD), Child Welfare Services Branch (CWSB), is welcoming community input in developing and procuring a statewide system of two evidenced-based home visiting services: Parents as ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2020 (updated) Federal Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Begins Nov. 1 and continues until Dec. 15 for Health Insurance Coverage to Begin January 2021 HONOLULU — The Med-QUEST Division of the Hawai‘i Department of Human Services is sharing an important deadline – residents who need affordable health insurance and who do ...
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For Immediate Release October 26, 2020 Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Services Join with Law Enforcement and Local Agencies on Child Recovery Operation HONOLULU – The Department of the Attorney General and the Hawai‘i Department of Human Services today announced the results of a joint child recovery operation in Honolulu. ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2020 Med-QUEST Provides Options and Updates for Unemployed Hawai‘i Residents In Need of Health Insurance Coverage HONOLULU – There are nearly 380,000 Hawai‘i residents —about one in four statewide — who are Medicaid beneficiaries. About 50,000 of those are new Medicaid beneficiaries who have enrolled since the early stages of the pandemic ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2020 The Department of Human Services (DHS) is pleased to share that last week the testing was completed, and Hawaiʻi Walmart stores received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service under the U. S. Department of Agriculture to enable the Online Express Grocery Program for Hawaii’s SNAP recipients. This program ...
Read More Walmart EBT Food Purchasing in Hawaiʻi (curbside pick-up and delivery options now available)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2020 STATE WARNS OF TEXT SCAM TARGETING SNAP RECIPIENTS HONOLULU — The Hawai’i Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and the general public, after receiving a report from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of possible SNAP Fraud attempts: Be aware of ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2020 SECOND ROUND OF BENEFITS JUST APPROVED FOR HAWAIʻI P-EBT – Deadline Fast-Approaching HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that there will be a second round of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) benefits allocated to children who qualify for ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2020 CATHY BETTS BEGINS HER DIRECTORSHIP AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Appoints Joseph Campos II as Deputy Director HONOLULU – The newly appointed Director of Human Services (DHS), Catherine “Cathy” Betts began her tenure in leading the department on September 1, 2020. Today she announced her appointment of Joseph ...
Read More Cathy Betts Begins Her Directorship at DHS – Appoints Joseph Campos II as Deputy Director