Under a nearly approved waiver, the state of WA will focus on the social needs of its Medicaid population. Originally published on Modern Healthcare.

In this article from the Seattle Times, the author introduces us to Betty Erickson, who works out at her Mount Vernon Gym.

By Rob Smith for Puget Sound Business Journal The Washington Health Alliance has been tapped to participate in a national effort to reduce the cost of health care. The Seattle-based nonprofit organization, which consists of 175 health-care groups across the state, works to bring price transparency to health care, with the goal of reducing costs.… Continue reading Washington Health Alliance Joins National Effort to Reduce Price Confusion

In this article originally published by The New York Times, learn why some Medicare beneficiaries could have record increases in their premiums.

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