2007 HEALTH CARE NEWS
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2008 Health Care News
May 11, 2007
Bills benefit
homeowners, mobile home tenants, cardiac patients
May 8, 2007
New law
creates children’s mental-health system
April 14, 2007
Rep.
Pettigrew pushes for action on sickle-cell anemia
April 13, 2007
House passes
extensive health care reforms
April 6, 2007
 State House could send cancer-vaccine legislation to Gov. Gregoire within a few days (MP3, 59 seconds, 913 KB;
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March 30, 2007
Mental health discrimination no
longer welcome in Washington
March 30, 2007
Gov. Gregoire signs "landmark" mental-health legislation into law (MP3, 60 seconds, 937 KB;
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March 13, 2007
House lawmakers vote yes to
boosting public health
March 10, 2007
Legislation offers range of services to victims of traumatic brain injury (MP3, 50 seconds, 777 KB;
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March 10, 2007
House passes
Barlow's measure for 'tough-but-fair' counselor standards
March 7, 2007
Lawmakers make good on pledge to insure all Washington kids (MP3, 60 seconds, 950 KB;
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March 6, 2007
House puts children's health
at top of agenda
March 5, 2007
Tax
exemption for many cancer drugs approved by House committee
March 1, 2007
Statement
by Reps. Cody and Hinkle on the Washington Health Insurance Partnership
February 20, 2007
McCoy introduces
measure boosting help for victims of traumatic head injuries
February 15, 2007
Legislation ends insurance
discrimination against mental illness
February 9, 2007
Dickerson bill creates children's mental health system
February 7, 2007
New cancer vaccine spurs bill to notify parents, kids (MP3, 50 seconds, 780 KB;
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February 7, 2007
American Cancer Society backs Darneille bill to battle cervical cancer
January 22, 2007
Health care
update
January 22, 2007
First bill: House
passes Barlow's legislation sending help to senior citizens
January 22, 2007
House nixes Rx co-pays for state's most-vulnerable seniors (MP3, 35 seconds, 547 KB;
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January 18, 2007
Reform
protects long-term care residents during emergencies
January 9, 2007
Barlow backs help for low-income senior citizens
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Nov. 17, 2006
Public health report calls for balanced funding and stronger prevention of health problems
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March 6, 2006
Part-time worker health care passes Legislature
Workers turning to part-time jobs as a way of supporting their families
would have a chance at health coverage under legislation approved by the
Legislature.
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March 2, 2006
Senate passes Morrell health-tech bill to save lives, money
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