Hawaii restores Medicaid services after belt-tightening measures

HONOLULU, June 1, 2012—The Hawaii Department of Human Services is restoring Medicaid services for outpatient rehabilitation, prosthetics and optometry to nondisabled adults younger than 65 years old. Earlier this month, the department restored coverage for home medical equipment. The services had been eliminated because of budget cuts, and were restored after savings were generated by reduction in eligibility, reduced reimbursement rates and other measures.