2005 HEALTH CARE NEWS
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April 12, 2005
Part of Canadian drug package clears Senate
The State Senate passed one of the three House bills seeking to open
Canadian prescription drug markets to Washington consumers.
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March 14, 2005
Democrats offer solution to dueling malpractice
initiatives
Offering a third approach to the dueling medical malpractice initiatives
that will be on the ballot in November, House and Senate Democrats today
unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform the state’s medical malpractice laws.
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February 25, 2005
Cheaper medicines from Canada; Kitsap legislator passes first bill
With the Federal government considering legislation to allow the consumers to
buy prescription drugs at a reduced rate from Canada, the State House has lived
up to its end of the bargain.
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February 21, 2005
Moeller: More attention is needed for youth mental health
Vancouver lawmaker says at-risk young people must receive assistance.
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February 16, 2005
House approves first of bills aimed at lowering prescription prices
First of four measures on the move in the Legislature will go a long way
toward reducing the price of prescription drugs.
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Feb. 16, 2005
 Audio: Split House OK's
Rx meds from Canada (MP3, 55 seconds, 966 KB;
Read the script)
February 15, 2005
House Democrats take lead on Medical Malpractice Reform;
opt for "third way"
A package of bills dealing with the skyrocketing rate of medical malpractice
liability insurance being considered puts patients first; protects doctors and
legal rights of victims.
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February 2, 2005
Two bills would bring cheaper medicines across Canadian
border
Modern medicine means modern prescription drugs – and two major reforms to
give citizens cheaper prescription medicine are making their way from idea to
law.
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January 28, 2005
House votes to end discrimination against people with mental illness
An eight-year effort to dismantle insurance discrimination against the mentally
ill in Washington took a big step as a strong bipartisan majority voted to
approve a mental health parity bill sponsored by Rep. Shay Schual-Berke.
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January 19, 2005
Freshmen legislator makes good on promise, introduces new prescription-drug
legislation
Rep. Sherry Appleton introduces calls for bold new reforms to reduce the costs
of
prescription medications, allowing Canadian pharmacies to be licensed by the
Washington State Department of Health.
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January 18, 2005
Schual-Berke calls for mental health parity
New law proposes to end discrimination against mental illness.
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