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Washington exchange counts nearly 450,000 enrolled in Medicaid, private plans
Washington exchange counts nearly 450,000 enrolled in Medicaid, private plans
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Webcams, medical pot and reproductive parity: health bills that failed in...
The Washington state Legislature passed a supplemental budget late Thursday, increasing spending by $155 million, but some of the biggest health care news that emerged by the end of the 60-day session...
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This week in health care: Which health bills won – and lost – in Olympia
This is your weekly roundup of the most critical health news nationally and locally. Every Friday we bring you quick summaries of the regional news, along with links to full stories from around the...
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Former chief of Harborview’s burn unit charged in ethics inquiry
Washington state’s Medical Quality Assurance Commission is charging the former head of Harborview Medical Center’s burn unit with unprofessional conduct, The Seattle Times reported. The commission has...
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Tough questions remain in Seattle Children’s suit against insurance chief
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler must offer plans that cover "essential" health services through the state exchange to comply with the Affordable Care Act, according to a ruling issued...
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Starting next week, hospital linkups in Washington will need state approval
Hospitals in Washington state have only one week before new rules kick in that require them to get state approval before systems are allowed to merge or affiliate. Starting March 25, the new rules will...
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Premera CEO 'Gubby' Barlow to step down in September
H.R. Brereton "Gubby" Barlow, the CEO of Premera Blue Cross, on Tuesday announced plans to retire later this year. President Jeff Roe will step into the CEO role when Barlow leaves the top spot at the...
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Washington's health exchange uses Twitter to reach young invincibles by deadline
Washington state’s Health Benefit Exchange is ramping up efforts to get people covered before the open enrollment deadline hits on March 31. As the deadline approaches, the exchange is using events,...
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This week in health care: Cover Oregon flounders, Healthplanfinder tweets
This is your weekly roundup of health news nationally and locally. Every Friday we bring you summaries of the news, along with links to stories from around the globe. Check back each week to stay...
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Seattleite named to board of American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has added a new board member from Seattle. Kimberly McNally is a trustee at UW Medicine in Seattle and president of McNally & Associates, an executive...
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PeaceHealth’s credit rating downgraded by two ratings agencies
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has recently had its credit rating downgraded by two different rating agencies. Standard & Poor's downgraded the nine-hospital Catholic network to A from A+....
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Group Health drops workplace injury coverage for self-employed, small businesses
This year, Group Health Cooperative stopped covering workplace illnesses and injuries for its individual and small-group plans. As the Spokesman-Review reports, the change won’t affect most...
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British health minister travels to Seattle's Virginia Mason to announce new...
British health minister Jeremy Hunt was in Seattle Wednesday announcing his plans to bring new safety and quality measures to England's national health system. Hunt, who is secretary of state for...
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UW School of Medicine looks east to expand
The University of Washington School of Medicine is leading an effort to expand and evolve medical education in the Northwest. The goal is to grow the early efforts to expand the medical school in...
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Washington Health Alliance director to step down this summer
Mary McWilliams, executive director of the Washington Health Alliance, has announced plans to resign, effective this summer. In her six years with the Alliance, McWilliams has led the organization...
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Insurance rules fight puts Kreidler between a rock, a hard place … and...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was under siege Thursday as members of the state exchange board, the public and carriers raised objections to the new rules he’s introduced for the...
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This week in health care: State exchanges race to the March 31 finish line
This is your weekly roundup of top health news. Every Friday we bring you summaries and links to stories from our region to around the globe. Check back each week to stay updated. With less than a week...
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Those goofy rappers for Healthplanfinder made a few bloopers along the way
As part of its end run to enroll young invincibles for health coverage before the March 31 deadline, Washington’s exchange released a video of blooper outtakes from its latest ad campaign. The ads...
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UW Medicine dips its toe in the South Sound
UW Medicine has announced a new partnership with Capital Medical Center in Olympia that will have the Thurston County hospital referring a fresh pipeline of patients to the Seattle institution for more...
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Franciscan Health patients' privacy compromised by 'phishing' scam
Tacoma-based Franciscan Health System is notifying 8,300 patients that their personal information has been compromised after a handful of employees were duped by "phishing" emails. Nearly 20 employees...
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