As part of national health-care reform, citizens and businesses in Washington state will have a new way of shopping for health care as of Oct. 1. Also, more health providers…
More health plans coming to Washington state
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Get answers to your insurance shopping questions
Starting in October of 2013, all Washingtonians will be able to shop for insurance using the Washington Healthplanfinder which will: •Protect consumers by making it easier to shop for health…
Tharinger appointed to committee preparing for “age wave”
Last legislative session, Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Dungeness) secured funding to create the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging and Disability. The committee will be tasked with coming up with a plan…
The good and bad news on health care costs
The bad news: medical costs are rising. The good news: Washington state is leading the way to keep costs down. Back in 2005, the Legislature created the Health Technology Assessment….
“This Washington” saves money on Medicaid costs
In an interesting article on the “Center for Public Integrity” website Washington State is called out as having a cost-effective way to make decisions about what medical treatments don’t actually…