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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement yesterday, American Samoa Medicaid State Agency — the ASG Medicaid Office — announced yesterday that a special Medicaid charter flight operated by Hawaiian Airlines is scheduled for May 30 to meet the needs of patient referrals as well as medical staff...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two media releases received by Samoa News explain Medicaid’s second charter flight to Hawai’i, tentatively scheduled for Oct 23, 2020 — saying the flight is “due to the urgency of medical referrals that have been pending for several weeks.”
In a media release dated,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lawmakers convened this week after a two-week break with Rep. Vaetasi Tuumolimoli Saena Moliga cautioning representatives that whenever they speak with the media on issues, they must speak with caution and respect — remembering that they are members of the Fono and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Chairman of the House Public Health and Hospital Committee, Rep. Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr was very disappointed after a request for a second Medicaid charter flight to evacuate patients for off-island treatment and repatriate residents stranded off island was denied...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The cost-share paid by non-Medicaid passengers on the medical charter flight to Honolulu last week, went to Hawaiian Airlines to pay for the balance of the cost of the charter, totaling more than $200,000, according to Sandra King-Young, director of the American Samoa...



![Rendering of the proposed new fono building. [SN file photo] Rendering of the proposed new fono building.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fono_bldg_rendering_53.jpg?itok=5icnljot)
![Chairman of the House Public Health Committee, Rep. Vesi Fautanu Talalelei Jr who asked for a charter flight to “bring our people home” stuck in the U.S. due to COVID-19 restrictions. The task force has responded. photo by AF] Chairman of the House Public Health Committee, Rep. Vesi Fautanu Talalelei Jr](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rep_vesi_0354.jpg?itok=R9GMVxwO)
![American Samoa Medicaid State Agency staff, along with director Sandra King-Young in this photo July 21st at the Pago Pago Airport where they assisted travelers on the Medicaid charter flight that evening to Honolulu. The photo was posted on Christinna Lutu-Sanchez’s Facebook page and published by Samoa News with her permission. [photo: Lutu-Sanchez Facebook] Medicaid staff at the airport on the night of the charter flight](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/medicaid_staff.jpg?itok=_0s5NqOF)