Premera Blue Cross, one of Washington’s largest health insurance companies, has exercised its influence in Olympia, winning a legislative fight even when virtually every other health care stakeholder in the state was in the opposite corner.
Blocked for now is a proposal to create a statewide database that would provide information on health care prices and quality so consumers could compare hospitals and providers. This move toward transparency was intended to help control health care costs.
Hospitals,…
Premera Blue Cross, one of Washington’s largest health insurance companies, has exercised its influence in Olympia, winning a legislative fight even when virtually every other health care stakeholder in the state was in the opposite corner.
Blocked for now is a proposal to create a statewide database that would provide information on health care prices and quality so consumers could compare hospitals and providers. This move toward transparency was intended to help control health care costs.
Hospitals,…