WA: Molina First To Be Rejected By OIC For Exchange

by DJ Wilson
May 21, 2013 at 8:06 am

First published May 15, 2013. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner released its first decisions regarding plan participation on the exchange.  Molina was the first plan to have its application…...

Breaking: UW and PeaceHealth Form Strategic Affiliation

Press Release
May 20, 2013 at 9:31 pm

From PeaceHealth: PRESS RELEASE: UW Medicine and PeaceHealth have signed a groundbreaking Letter of Intent to create a strategic affiliation that will provide patients throughout much of Washington and Alaska…...

Correction: Molina Disapproved By OIC, Not Exchange

by DJ Wilson
May 20, 2013 at 11:44 am

Last week, our Washington State “Five Things We’re Watching” email newsletter contained the headline “Molina rejected by Exchange.” This headline is inaccurate and should have stated that Molina’s initial application…...

NYT Editorial: The Murky World of Hospital Prices

by The New York Times Editorial Board
May 17, 2013 at 9:27 am

  The Murky World of Hospital Prices By The Editorial Board May 16, 2013 Last week, the federal government made public a vast trove of information on the list prices…...

Interview with Jared Short, Regence Insurance Holding Corporation (part 2)

by DJ Wilson
May 17, 2013 at 7:00 am

  This is part 2 of a two part interview with the president of Regence Insurance Holding Corporation, Jared Short.  You can find the first part of the interview here.…...

Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board Votes to Move Forward with Kaiser Permanente in the SHOP Market

by Karianna Wilson
May 15, 2013 at 7:45 pm

Today, May 15th, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) Board voted to move forward in the SHOP (small business) market with only one health insurance carrier, Kaiser Permanente NW. In February, seven carriers…...

WA: Interview with Julie Keeffe from CHPW

by DJ Wilson
May 15, 2013 at 7:38 pm

Julie Keeffe is the Director of Exchange Strategy and Implementation for Community Health Plan of Washington. ———————————— Q:  Julie, thanks for making time to chat with us. My pleasure. Q.…...

Review of Medicare Hospital Data for Oregon

by Erin Thurston and DJ Wilson
May 15, 2013 at 7:44 am

CMS made national news last week in a surprise release of Medicare data for charges and payments for hospitals around the country. The data, which includes the 100 most frequently…...

Interview with Jared Short, President of Regence (part 1)

by DJ Wilson
May 15, 2013 at 7:05 am

Jared Short is the President of Regence Insurance Holding Corporation. This post is part 1 of a 2 part interview.  The second part will be posted Friday. —————————– DJ:  Jared,…...

New CMS Medicare Hospital Data for Alaska

by Erin Thurston
May 14, 2013 at 8:00 am

CMS made national news last week in a surprise release of Medicare data for charges and payments for hospitals around the country. In Alaska, the front page of Thursday’s Alaska…...