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The Conversation

The Conversation: Health care staffing crisis displaces kūpuna; Big Island artist expresses her musical truth

By Catherine Cruz,
Lillian Tsang, Russell Subiono
Published December 28, 2022 at 2:31 PM HST
Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care available.
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Medicaid pays the costs for about 62 percent of seniors who are living in nursing homes, some of the priciest health care available.
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Catherine Cruz
Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Lillian Tsang
Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Russell Subiono
Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Russell Subiono has spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. He was previously the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Contact him at rsubiono@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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