WA grapples with how to handle upcoming Medicaid disenrollments
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 27, 2021 | Washington
Study: Washington earns high marks for low infant mortality, poor grades on high school graduation
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 27, 2021 | Washington
5 Slides: Gene therapy and rare disease treatment
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 26, 2021 | Washington
Patients with rare diseases face much higher health care costs
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 22, 2021 | Washington
COVID update: Cases decreasing but remain near last winter's highs
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 21, 2021 | Washington
Levels of COVID transmission in Washington State have been declining since early September, but levels are still high, leading health officials to predict hospital rates will continue to be elevated moving into winter. The state Department of Health released a transmission report this week, which tracked data on transmission, hospitalizations,
Mental health of Washington students, educators at risk as pandemic continues
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 20, 2021 | Washington
Mental and emotional pressures stemming from the pandemic have been building for young people, frontline workers, and educators as Washington State is trying to measure its impact. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington State Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Strike Team has been charting the emotional response people have to
Report: Treating uninsured, complex Covid costs more than $334k in Washington
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 19, 2021 | Washington
It costs $334,224 to pay for uninsured complex inpatient treatment for COVID-19 in Washington State, which is one of the highest rates in the country. A new dashboard created by FAIR Health outlines costs of both in- and out-of-network charges for different levels of COVID treatment on a state-by-state level.
Premera sues GS Labs, alleging COVID test price gouging
Aaron Kunkler | Oct 14, 2021 | Washington
Premera Blue Cross is suing a COVID testing company, alleging that the lab attempted to exploit the pandemic through price gouging for its services. GS Labs is the subject of the lawsuit filed on Oct. 14 in Western Washington District Court. The Nebraska-based lab system was established in January 2020,
5 Things Washington: Q&A w/ Rep. Maycumber, Public option rulemaking, K-12 behavioral health
Emily Boerger | Oct 13, 2021 | Washington
In case you missed it, Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2022 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference coming up on January 6! We want to extend a huge thank you to our Convening Panel which met yesterday to talk through the issues and topics that will be teed up for discussion
Registration for “5 Slides: Gene therapy and the promise for rare diseases” is now open!
Emily Boerger | Oct 12, 2021 | Washington
Gene therapy represents a new generation of medicine that shows great promise in the fight against rare genetic diseases. The potential long-term transformative benefits could reduce, or even eliminate the ongoing costs of supporting patients and managing diseases. State of Reform is looking forward to exploring this issue in depth at
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