5 Things We’re Watching is our regularly distributed market and policy intelligence newsletter. Each newsletter includes five items of relevance specific to your market. Enjoy links to original source documentation, thoughtful coverage from other outlets, and independent reporting from State of Reform.
5 Things Washington: Mask mandates, Health bills, Pregnancy deaths
Shane Ersland | Mar 16, 2023 | Washington
This month's edition includes coverage of health bills that have passed through their first chamber in the legislature, and information about Washington's lifting of the mask mandate for healthcare settings next month. As always, thanks for reading! Shane Ersland State of Reform 1. Mask mandate ending next month Washington's
5 Things Washington: PBM regulation, Reproductive health in the legislature, Medicaid redeterminations
Eli Kirshbaum | Feb 19, 2023 | Washington
This month's edition includes coverage of various health legislation being considered in the legislature and input from Amerigroup Washington on their preparation for Medicaid redeterminations. Thanks for reading, and happy Friday! Eli Kirshbaum State of Reform 1. Lawmakers hope to strengthen nurse workforce In response to the ongoing nursing shortage,
5 Things Washington: Pharmacies & PBMs, 2023 peer support specialists bill, Q&A on rural student mental health
Eli Kirshbaum | Dec 16, 2022 | Washington
Special shoutout to our reporter Shane Ersland, who has done some great reporting in the state recently and is an instrumental part of State of Reform's presence in Washington. Feel free to reach out to Shane at any time with story leads as he continues to track the most pressing topics in
5 Things Washington: AI/AN crisis lifeline, 2023 abortion bills, Children's hospital capacity
Eli Kirshbaum | Dec 1, 2022 | Washington
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! This week's newsletter includes information about Washington's new Native-serving crisis line, reproductive health legislation being prepared in advance of next year's legislation session, and hospital leaders' concerns about constrained children's hospital capacity in the wake of RSV. In case you haven't heard, we
5 Things Washington: Cross-state care collaboration, Affordable housing funding, End of COVID emergency orders
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 26, 2022 | Washington
Registration is now open for the 2023 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference! Register to join us at our first conference of 2023, which will be held at the Westin Seattle on Thursday, January 5th! The State of Reform team is hard at work putting together a diverse array of timely panel
5 Things Washington: Panel coverage, Opioid settlement money, Transitional Kindergarten program
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 14, 2022 | Washington
This newsletter includes some additional panel coverage from last month's 2022 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference, as well as reporting on new opioid settlement money coming to the state and the increased utilization of a program to help special needs children transition into kindergarten. Thanks for reading! Eli
5 Things Washington: Policy priorities in the 2023 legislative session, Q&A w/ WSHA's Gena Ahlawat, Behavioral health access
Emily Boerger | Sep 28, 2022 | Washington
In this edition of "5 Things We're Watching" we feature details on health policy priorities for the 2023 legislative session, a Q&A with WSHA's Gena Ahlawat on hospital workforce initiatives, and a video interview with Rhonda Hauff, CEO of Yakima Neighborhood Health Services. Emily Boerger State of Reform 1. Health
5 Things Washington: Keynote videos, Health care cost growth, Q&A w/ Jess Molberg
Emily Boerger | Sep 15, 2022 | Washington
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at the 2022 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference last week! It was an exciting day filled with insightful presentations and engaging conversations. In this edition of "5 Things We're Watching," we feature keynote videos from the conference, coverage
5 Things Washington: The future of Medicaid, Housing insecurity, Virtual care
Emily Boerger | Aug 25, 2022 | Washington
We are now just two weeks out from the 2022 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference! The conference will feature 15 breakout sessions and over 50 curated speakers who will talk through some of the most pressing issues facing Washington's health care system. We're also looking forward to hearing from State Medicaid Director
5 Things Washington: Monkeypox stigma, Peer support specialists, COVID emergency orders
Eli Kirshbaum | Aug 9, 2022 | Washington
My name is Eli Kirshbaum and I'm a Senior Reporter/Editor here at State of Reform. Emily is out on vacation for the next two weeks, so I'm stepping in to write her newsletters while she's gone. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or comments during her
