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R • R <br /> 1 restoration of human-need-driven, mutually respectful and caring patient-doctor-nurse-and other <br /> 2 caregiver relationships,which in earlier times were fundamental to meaningful health care; <br /> 3 (3) For businesses, large and small, it reduces significant overhead expenses; <br /> 4 (4) For the local economy. it means keeping almost all health care dollars in the State; <br /> 5 (5) For government, it means having one integrated, electronic, health information <br /> 6 database for unprecedented planning and cost-containment capabilities. It also means relief from <br /> 7 the perceived emerging problem of unfunded liabilities associated with long-term funding of <br /> 8 government retiree health care benefits; and <br /> 9 (6) For physicians,nurses,and other caregivers,it means less paperwork.less work stress. <br /> 10 and more time with patients. <br /> 11 SECTION 2. The legislature further finds that,fortunately, since 2009,the Hawaii health <br /> 12 authority,established by the legislature pursuant to chapter 322H of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br /> 13 has been working with minimal support from other government agencies to pave the way for <br /> 14 adoption of a universal, publicly administered, health care-for-all insurance model with a single-payer <br /> 15 or all-payer system for caregivers and providers, adapted for Hawaii. and that the Hawaii health <br /> 16 authority is in great and urgent need of additional support at this time. <br /> 17 SECTION 3.The legislature further commends the Hawaii health authority for the <br /> 18 authority's research on(l)the causes,consequences,and means to mitigate burn-out by physicians <br /> 3 <br />