A dominant health insurer is bullying physicians, and along with malpractice premiums, Hawaii’s health system is being destroyed:
Despite the public perception that doctors are affluent, many private-practice physicians are earning only $50,000 to $60,000 a year after costs, she said.
“For me, I pretend I’m in a Third World country doing my community service and I get by,” Rasmussen said.









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