Posts Tagged ‘Washington State’
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Erin Thurston
HB 1947, better known as the legislative proposal for financing the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, passed the House of Representatives yesterday 69-29.
The bill is similar to funding recommendation option “B” presented by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board to the State Legislature in December. Operational costs of the Exchange will be financed through the collection of insurance premium taxes on plans offered through the Exchange and premiums for managed care plans participating in the Medicaid expansion. In the event those collections are insufficient to cover operational costs approved by the Legislature, the Exchange may then impose quarterly assessments on health and dental plans sold through the Exchange. (more…)
Tags: Eileen Cody, HB 1947, Health Benefit Exchange, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Ross Hunter, Washington State, Washington State Legislature
Posted in Exchange, Medicaid, Washington |
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 by Erin Thurston
Washington Health Benefit Exchange board chair Margaret Stanley graces the cover of this Month’s Seattle Business Magazine as part of a feature saluting 25 Leaders in Health Care. In the pages of this month’s issue, Stanley is honored for Lifetime Achievement in health care. The article focuses on Stanley’s decorated “post-retirement” career serving on the Health Services Commission, as executive director of the Puget Sound Health Alliance, and now the Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
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Tags: Health Benefit Exchange, health care, Health Services Commission, Margaret Stanley, Puget Sound Health Alliance, Washington State
Posted in Exchange, Latest, Public Health, State of Reform, Washington |
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
This post was originally published at Crosscut.com.
This year’s campaign for governor has largely been focused on jobs and education, and for good reason. Those two issues are central concerns to many voters. (more…)
Tags: ACA, budget, crosscut, health reform, hospitals, Washington State
Posted in 2012 Elections, Exchange, Hospitals, Policy, Washington |
Friday, July 20th, 2012
According to the Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) whooping cough is still at epidemic levels in the state. Earlier this year we posted articles on the epidemic outbreak of whooping cough, or pertussis.
The following report was published by WSDH on Thursday, July 19th reflecting data through July 14, 2012: (more…)
Tags: epidemic, pertussis, Washington State, Whooping Cough
Posted in Latest, Public Health, Washington |
Friday, June 1st, 2012
Today, June 1, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) announced that two new managed care options for Basic Health and Medicaid have been added in Clark County. Clark had previously been the only one of 39 Washington counties not assigned at least one health plan. (more…)
Tags: CHPW, CMS, CUP, HCA, Medicaid, Medicare, Washington, Washington State
Posted in Latest, Medicaid, Medicare, State of Reform, Washington |
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Washington Health Benefit Exchange CEO, Richard Onizuka, Ph.D., has put a call out for individuals interested in becoming the Exchange’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). Whether or not you find yourself interested – or qualified – the Exchange would like to spread word of this opening. ”Please share this job posting as widely as possible to any interested persons,” said Onizuka earlier today via email. (more…)
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, exchange, health reform, insurance, Washington State
Posted in Exchange, Latest, Policy, State of Reform, Washington |
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by Jane Chemodanova
The Everett Herald reported on Friday, May 4, 2012 about a lawsuit filed by 90 women over health care law against Attorney General Rob McKenna.
The lawsuit is seeking a ruling that McKenna, a GOP candidate for governor, violated his ethical duties by signing to a lawsuit to turn over President Obama’s Affordable (more…)
Tags: 2012 elections, Affordable Care Act, lawsuit, Melissa Mackey, Rob McKenna, Washington State
Posted in 2012 Elections, Supreme Court, Washington |
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
On Thursday, April 26 an article by Associated Press writer Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar highlighted the Kaiser Family Foundation’s report “Insurer Rebates under the Medical Loss Ratio: 2012 Estimates.”
According to the study, insurance companies will have to return more than $1 billion this year to consumers and businesses under the Medical Loss Ratio provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (more…)
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Alaska, health insurance, health reform, insurance, Oregon, Washington, Washington State
Posted in Alaska, Oregon, State of Reform, Washington |
