With almost nothing but a steady stream of dire news about public services in 2011 , and the prospect of even more budget cuts facing us as the Washington State Legislature convenes work today, it is heartening to hear some good news. For the third year in a row, Washington has earned bonuses for enrolling [...]
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Washington’s Apple Health for Kids Earns $17M Federal Achievement Bonus
Posted in Advocacy, Children's Health, Economics of Health Care, Ethics, Health Care Reform, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Recession, State of Washington on 9 January 2012 | Leave a Comment »
And the good news is…
Posted in Access to Medicines, Advocacy, Assistance, Children's Health, Consumer Protection, Economics of Health Care, Health Insurance, Pharmacists, Prescription drugs, State of Washington on 7 November 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now more so that ever, learning of positive developments and new efforts of those working to make a difference, helps me to keep going . I share here with you some news of significance at the local, state, and national levels. In Washington State: State lifts three-visit ER limit for poor patients Workers’ wellness saving [...]
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Posted in Access to Medicines, Advocacy, Assistance, Children's Health, Economics of Health Care, Environmental Health, Ethics, Global Health, Health Care Marketing, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Health Literacy, Healthcare Inequalities, Language Access, Recession, State of Washington, Workers' rights on 18 May 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Can We Afford Personalized Medicine? Special treatment for ‘high profile’ patients; exasperation for the rest of us Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care People Who Donate Organs For Transplants Can Have Difficulty Getting Insurance Foundations, Conflicts Of Interest And Drugmakers Mission Crash: The Intolerable Policy Incoherence in US AIDS Policy, Global and [...]
