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Paying for Health Care

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Tessie Goheen Rallies ObamaCare Supporters, but Cancer Survivor's Story Offers Complicated Lesson for Locals

    Shortly after Tessie Goheen was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 20, she received a letter from her mother's health insurer, which also covered the college student. If Goheen dropped out of school while pursuing treatment, as she wanted, the insurer would no longer cover her. Now, four years late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Basic Health Will Kick Out Illegal Immigrants Despite Judge's Ruling

    ​A federal judge this week ordered the state to re-enroll 11,000 immigrants kicked off its Basic Health program. That would seem like great news for the immigrants, who were dropped from the subsidized health insurance program because they couldn't or didn't prove they had been in the country ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Seriously, the 2012 Presidential Election Conversation Should Smell More Like Teen Spirit* and Less Like a Nursing Home

    You gotta hand it to Jon Huntsman. At least his Nirvana reference in last night's GOP presidential election debate was pegged to "All Apologies," and not "Smells Like Teen Spirit," one of the most overplayed pop-culture nods of the last 20 years. However, there should be more talk about policies t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Tacoma Doctor Richard Waltman Asks for Pay Cut--and Is Rejected

    ​As we all know, doctors make a lot of money--too much money, some would say, looking at our desperate need to reduce the cost of health care. American doctors in particular are excessively well paid; they earn on average four times more than their French counterparts. It's notable therefore t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Mike Kreidler, State Insurance Commssioner, Lashes Out at Premera for Trying to Hide Financial Data

    ​ Update: Premera says Kreidler has got his facts wrong. Details after the jump. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is pissed. The commissioner has been pushing a bill through the legislature that would allow public access to financial information filed with his office by health insur ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2011

    Planned Parenthood Pushback

    Why is the family-values party devaluing families?

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Seattle Times Expose of State's New Medicaid System Gets Attacked By DSHS

    ​On Saturday, The Seattle Times ran a a front-page story detailing the many failures of Washington's new computer system for processing Medicaid payments. The article claimed the system, known as ProviderOne, is "plagued with glitches," over-budget, and poorly planned. It also alleged the syst ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Whose Dole Is It, Anyway?

    Many economists report that, far from being leeches, immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in services.

  • News

    September 15, 2010

    Rob McKenna Says After Obamacare, Feds Will Next Mandate We Buy Chevys

    Also, the attorney general warns against water fluoridation.

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Rob McKenna's Lawsuit to Get Obamacare Overturned Looks Likely to Proceed

    ​McKenna missed oral arguments this morning as the U.S. Department of Justice attempted to shut down a lawsuit he filed along with 19 other state Attorneys General to overturn Obamacare. But after being briefed by a staffer who listened in, McKenna told reporters by phone, "I think it's obviou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Patty Murray Campaigns on Health Care Reform While Other Democrats Back Away From It

    ​With national polls showing lukewarm support for the huge health care reform bill passed into law this year, incumbent Democrats on the campaign trail are downplaying their role in their party's historic achievement. Indeed, several Dems are broadcasting their votes against the bill, The New ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2010

    Will ObamaCare Heal Our Basic Health Plan?

    Money from the federal government could be a big help.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Maria Cantwell, Citing Questionable Figures, Announces "Rescue" of Washington's Basic Health Plan

    The feds may help the Basic Health Plan, but with far less money than Cantwell suggests.​State officials said last week that ObamaCare isn't likely to bail out the cash-strapped Basic Health Plan--at least not until 2014, when the bill's major provisions kick in. Yesterday, however, Senator Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    ObamaCare Won't Bail Out Washington's Basic Health Plan

    The Legislature is still scrounging around for funding to support the state's insurance program.​With the passage of "historic" federal health care reform, we no longer have to worry about funding the state's Basic Health Plan, right? Wrong. State officials say that the state-run program, whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Cathy McMorris Rodgers Got the GOP Talking Point on "This Flawed Health Care Bill"

    Of the three Washington House members to vote against yesterday's health care reform bill, only Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of the Fightin' Fifth (the second member shown in the above video) seemed to get the memo that the password was "flawed." Seashells...seashore...watch it enough times and al ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    Pain in the Meds

    Drug-store chains aren't getting very far in their effort to squeeze more money from Medicaid in this state.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Yes to the Rock Party!

    ​Just to briefly respond to Mr. Novoselic's fine column this week: I think a Rock Party or some sort of political alliance that is community-based and not allowed to raise dough outside of itself is a great and brave idea. Too often these days, we are promised "transparency" or "change" in gov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Walgreens Joins Bartell's in Game of Medicaid Chicken And Seemingly Came to Play

    After Feb. 15, don't include Medicaid drugs on your list.​Contrary to media reports (well, ok, my media report) last week, which suggested other pharmacies were unlikely to join local chain Bartell Drugs in abandoning Medicaid prescriptions in Washington, Walgreens is threatening today to do j ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2010

    Bartell's and the Drug War

    The Seattle chain cuts its Medicaid losses.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Drug War: Washington Pharmacies in a Game of Medicaid Chicken With the State

    You want some of these? Good luck if you're on Medicaid.​Yesterday's announcement by Bartell Drugs that it's going to stop filling Medicaid prescriptions at 15 of its 57 stores is the latest salvo in a battle that's been going on for months. The pharmacies are trying to pressure Washington i ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2009

    Hang on for Obamacare

    Just don’t get sick for four years.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    If Christine Gregoire Takes Away Your Healthcare, The Feds Will Save You... in 2014

    Cantwell and her fellow senators are building a health care safety net. Unfortunately, it might not be ready in time.​Under the 2010 budget proposed earlier this month by Gov. Chris Gregoire, 65,000 people will be kicked out of the state's Basic Health Care plan. The plan covers families who e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Rep. Brian Baird Only Pacific Northwest Democrat to Vote Against House Health Care Bill

    Will a vote against health care reform come back to haunt Rep. Brian Baird?​UPDATE: The FBI is investigating a death threat against Baird. Details after the jump. Rep. Joseph Cao is getting a lot of attention for the way he voted late Saturday night on the health care reform bill that passed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Tonight in Seattle: Boobs and Bill Frist

    Former Sen. Bill Frist is in Seattle with the inspiration for Nip/Tuck.​Here in godless Seattle, 5,000 members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons mingle in the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. The hottest topic this year is switching around our jiggly parts, says ASPS spo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Group Health Throws a Bone to Health Care Reformers Looking to Avoid a Public Option

    ​Group Health Cooperative became a puzzling model of health care reform a few months ago when politicians looking for a compromise to contentious proposals for a public option landed on the notion of cooperatives. As SW noted in a September article, the organization has not offered substantia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Pollan's Take On Health Care & the Food Industry

    Micheal Pollan's last piece in The New York Times was unfocused and cringe-inducing (think elitism, feminist scapegoating), but his op-ed this week is definitely worth a read. Pollan argues that any form of health care reform is incomplete without taking a serious look at the rise of chronic disease ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Dear Valued Customer, Whole Foods Is Fighting Back!

    UFCW workers in front of Whole Food Bellevue​Last month, Whole Foods CEO and cofounder John Mackey shocked many people with his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on healthcare reform. (Quick refresher: "A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2009

    T.R. Reid

    UFCW workers in front of Whole Food Bellevue​Last month, Whole Foods CEO and cofounder John Mackey shocked many people with his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on healthcare reform. (Quick refresher: "A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2009

    March for Health Care Reform

    Just took this photo an hour or so ago on the streets of 17th and Jackson in the Central District as thousands of people marched on behalf of national health care reform. The march, which started at Pratt park on 20th and Yesler, was estimated to have between 3,000 and 5,000 participants. At it's be ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2005

    Poised for Parity

    Lawmakers seem likely to pass a mental-health requirement for insurance providers.

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Wenatchee Watch

    Republican Dino Rossi loses the opening round and precious time in litigation challenging the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire.

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    Retabulation 2004, Health Care, Business

    Republican Dino Rossi loses the opening round and precious time in litigation challenging the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire.

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    Mindful Reform

    It's time for lawmakers to reconsider how we treat and care for the mentally ill.

  • News

    June 30, 2004

    How Broad Was Fraud?

    While UW Medical was ripping off Medicare, say whistle-blowers, private insurers and patients were overbilled, too.

  • News

    June 2, 2004

    When Regulators Don't

    The health care industry trumps the insurance commissioner.

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Give Them Shelter

    This is insane. Already in crisis, public services for the mentally ill will get slashed again at year's end. The toll in King County alone will be another 2,000 low-income patients left without services or treatment.

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Postmortem of a Scandal

    The main fall guy in the UW Medicare-fraud investigation says federal rules confounded him and other docs.

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Facts Revolt

    Can a Democrat win the White House by promising to raise taxes? New York Times columnist Paul Krugman doesn't know, but he says raise taxes we must.

  • News

    February 26, 2003

    Street Asylum

    Budget cuts are leaving a homeless, mentally ill population with few options.

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    Diagnosis: Hopeless

    Washington's health care system is not working for the poor, middle-class retirees, or doctors. Will any politicians respond to the impending crash?

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    Bitter Pills

    Side effects in the UW billing scandal.

  • News

    January 15, 2003

    Brain Damage

    The billing scandal at UW Medical is far from over, and the penalties could be in the tens of millions of dollars.

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Judging a Doctor

    The billing scandal at UW Medical is far from over, and the penalties could be in the tens of millions of dollars.

  • News

    December 26, 2001

    The cost of health

    The billing scandal at UW Medical is far from over, and the penalties could be in the tens of millions of dollars.

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    News Clips— Sick get sicker

    The billing scandal at UW Medical is far from over, and the penalties could be in the tens of millions of dollars.

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    Defending my life

    "So now I'm told that while my illness was recently described as terminal, I can, perhaps, be saved. . . . I'm left with one of those too-simple questions: How much is the extension of a life worth? The answer, we learn from childhood: It depends. It depends on who I am. It depends on the accidental ... More >>

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    Scrap this cabinet

    "So now I'm told that while my illness was recently described as terminal, I can, perhaps, be saved. . . . I'm left with one of those too-simple questions: How much is the extension of a life worth? The answer, we learn from childhood: It depends. It depends on who I am. It depends on the accidental ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    Sick system

    Critics blame "socialist" health care reforms for driving up local insurance costs. But the free market may be the real culprit.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Don't get sick

    Critics blame "socialist" health care reforms for driving up local insurance costs. But the free market may be the real culprit.

  • News

    May 13, 1998

    The doctor is out

    Squeezed by low managed-care reimbursements and burdensome anti-fraud rules, local docs and hospitals drop their Medicare patients.

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