King County health care leaders voice support for new vaccine verification law in joint statement
Soraya Marashi | Sep 30, 2021 | Washington
Employee vaccination numbers increase ahead of Inslee’s deadline
Soraya Marashi | Sep 29, 2021 | Washington
5 Things Washington: 2022 health policy, Delta and the state budget, BH crisis response
DJ Wilson | Sep 29, 2021 | Washington
What They’re Watching: HMA’s Dr. Marc Avery discusses integrated care
Soraya Marashi | Sep 28, 2021 | Washington
Op-ed: NW Parkinson’s Foundation ED on budget & health care negotiations in Congress
Melissa Tribelhorn | Sep 28, 2021 | Washington
As leader of the NW Parkinson’s Foundation, I hear every day that Americans are paying too much for prescription drugs. And they're eager for Congress to do something about it. Fortunately, Washington State’s newest member of Congress, Marilyn Strickland, is listening. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representative
Rep. Ormsby and Rep. Harris comment on the impact of Delta variant on state budget
Soraya Marashi | Sep 27, 2021 | Washington
Rep. Timm Ormsby, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Paul Harris, member of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, discussed the status of the state’s budget amidst the current surge in COVID-19 cases at the 2021 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference earlier this month.
Video: The pandemic, health disparities, and lessons we re-learned about ourselves
Soraya Marashi | Sep 22, 2021 | Washington
At the 2021 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference, key leaders from both the private and public sectors of health care came together to discuss health disparities based on race, gender, and economic status revealed through the COVID-19 pandemic. These leaders were Sen. Emily Randall, a member of
Health Care Authority to receive rural health care transformation grant from CMS
Soraya Marashi | Sep 21, 2021 | Washington
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is set to receive a $5 million Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The funding will go toward transforming the health care system in rural communities in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and
Gary Kaplan, MD, to End Career as CEO at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health | Sep 21, 2021 | Washington
After 22 years of transformative leadership, Gary Kaplan, MD, announced today he will end his time as CEO of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Kaplan is internationally recognized for adapting management principles from the automotive and manufacturing industries for the health care setting to drive continuous improvement in quality, safety and
Washington Health Benefit Exchange awarded 2021 State Marketplace Modernization Grant
Soraya Marashi | Sep 20, 2021 | Washington
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WAHBE) a 2021 State Marketplace Modernization Grant. This initiative was funded through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and will allow the 21 State Marketplaces chosen to modernize or update “any system, program, or technology” to ensure
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