Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues. FULL STORY »
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | May 02, 2013
If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure. FULL STORY »
Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their healthcare expenses along to Washington, D.C.—and analysts say others are likely to follow suit. FULL STORY »
Just months before the creation of a $4 billion health system, the two Roman Catholic hospital operators behind the deal have abandoned talks for now, citing disagreements over back-office functions. FULL STORY »
Susan Dentzer is leaving her post as VP and editor-in-chief of Health Affairs to join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Washington office, according to a spokesman for Project HOPE, the not-for-profit that operates the health policy journal. FULL STORY »
A laptop computer belonging to a private contractor and containing confidential and personal health information of 652 Washington state Department of Social and Health Services clients was stolen and later recovered in Gig Harbor, Wash. FULL STORY »
California on Wednesday became the fifth state to win approval of a CMS demonstration project that will put beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid into managed-care plans. FULL STORY »
The movement among employers to push insurers to adopt health plan benefit designs that improve medical outcomes without raising costs is slowly gathering steam, according to an employer coalition. FULL STORY »
In 1970, Washington became the first—and remains the only—state to legalize elective abortions by a popular vote. A generation later, Washington is once again poised to stand out. FULL STORY »
The Elwood “Bud” Link Wenatchee VA Clinic, a satellite outpatient clinic of the Spokane, Wash., VA Medical Center, has added two new telemedicine carts and other services in an effort to attract local veterans. FULL STORY »
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