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 »
News Roundup
Posted in Access to Medicines, Advocacy, Conflicts of Interest, Consumer Protection, Economics of Health Care, Ethics, Global Health, Health Care Marketing, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Healthcare Inequalities, Prescription drugs, Promotions, Tobacco control on 9 January 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As the new year starts, some ome items of note from near and far: The breast implant scandal strips away the glossy euphemisms of cosmetic surgery S. Korea approves Asia’s first anti-leukemia drug Nicotine Gum and Skin Patch Face New Doubt No Benefits for Sick Job Seekers: After battling leukemia, man is denied unemployment benefits Opinion: [...]
In Washington State, Health Insurance Rate Requests Now Public
Posted in Advocacy, Consumer Protection, Economics of Health Care, Ethics, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, State of Washington on 30 July 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kudos to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, who took action on behalf of consumers! From the OIC blog: Health insurance rate requests now public Individual and small employer health insurance rate requests are now public. See the complete filings received since July 1, as well as a summary for each request. Several health insurers filed rate [...]
ACTION ALERT: Comments Needed on Important Language Access Standard by July 25
Posted in Advocacy, Consumer Protection, Discrimination, Economics of Health Care, Health Care Marketing, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Literacy, Language Access, Language Services on 20 July 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Several national health advocacy groups have put out an alert about some key changes to language access standards that have just been proposed for the communication responsibilities of certain federal agencies which regulate private health care plans. As we move forward towards the enactment of health care reform, it is critical that everyone, including LEP [...]
NLARx Alert:Immediate Action Needed to Preserve State Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebates
Posted in Access to Medicines, Economics of Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance on 27 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During the first week of July, an action alert was sent out by the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices (NLARx) about the need for states to take immediate action on this. The full memo can be read via the link on the Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Reform page of the NLARx website . Among [...]
