News
There’s a growing movement to address the high cost of health care with policies moving at the state and federal level. We’ll post developments and news here.
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Washington Consumer Groups Take Aim at High Health Industry Prices
Advocates urge House Health and Wellness Committee to pass HB 1508 to uncover the reasons for high health care costs and hold the industry accountable.
Fair Health Prices Washington press release, February 2, 2023
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Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care
How profit and self-interest are ruining our health care system, a view from Don Berwick.
Journal of the American Medical Association, January 31, 2023
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End Medical Debt: Fight Grows to Stop Hospitals from Suing Patients, Garnishing Wages, Ruining Credit
More patients are speaking out about the medical debt that drives more than 500,000 people to file bankruptcy every year.
Democracy Now, January 18, 2023
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Legislature Must Address WA Nursing Crisis
Learn how a new bill will address the nursing shortage.
The Seattle Times, January 18, 2023
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WA Lawmakers Look to Tackle Staggering Health Care Cost Increases
Lawmakers in Olympia have introduced a host of measures to address one of the biggest issues facing Washingtonians: rising health care costs.
Public News Service, January 25, 2023
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Everett Clinics’ spat with Premera ‘lifts the curtain’ on price increases
When The Everett Clinic acquired Eastside Family Medicine, rates went up 50%. Find out why Northwest Health Law Advocates’ Senior Attorney and Policy Advisor Emily Brice says “If the courts and insurance companies can’t stop price increases, then who can?”
The Everett Herald, January 10, 2023
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Consolidation, underlying cost, and a lack of healthy competition contributing to Washington’s rising healthcare costs
Find out the causes of high health care costs with this State of Reform panel discussion, moderated by Patient Coalition of Washington Executive Director Jim Freeburg.
State of Reform, January 6, 2023
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Washington Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; Worry About Affording Healthcare in the Future; Support Government Action Across Party Lines
A recent survey of more Washington residents finds that more than 60% experienced at least one health care affordability burden in the past year and more than 80% worry about affording health care in the future.
Altarum Healthcare Value Hub, November 2022
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