Press Releases
Washington Health Alliance releases first-ever report on health care costs and equity
SEATTLE — The Washington Health Alliance this week released its first-ever report looking at the total cost of care across Washington state through an equity lens in an effort to drive the conversation toward removing barriers to high-quality, affordable and equitable health care. Relying on its All-Payer Claim database, covering 4.5 million Washington residents, the ...
16 Washington Hospitals receive top safety marks in Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2022 Hospital Grades
Marking the tenth anniversary of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization representing the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in Washington state by the Washington Health Alliance, announced the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Leapfrog Group has a 10-year history of assigning letter ...
Highlight: Health Care Quality paired with Total Cost
SEATTLE, WA — Understanding where the highest quality care is offered for the lowest cost in Washington could be crucial to decision-making, but has been challenging to answer. Building off its work this year on a Quality Composite Score and the Total Cost of Care, the Washington Health Alliance now can offer a glimpse into ...
Washington Health Alliance announces New Executive Director
SEATTLE, WA — The Washington Health Alliance has named Dr. Drew Oliveira, a physician with four decades of experience in medicine and health plan leadership, its new executive director. Following an extensive search, the Alliance’s 24-member board of directors voted to appoint Oliveira as the organization’s fourth executive director since its founding in 2004. Oliveira ...
Washington Health Alliance Releases New Total Cost of Health Care Details
Report provides detailed spending for patients across Washington state SEATTLE, WA — What does it cost to provide health care to Washington state’s patients? Answers to that question are provided in the Washington Health Alliance’s latest Total Cost of Care Highlight looking at the cost to provide medical services to patients with results reported by ...
Washington Health Alliance Holds Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Event
Film screening and panel discussion focus on improving behavioral health for the LGBTQ+ community SEATTLE, WA — This Pride Month, the Washington Health Alliance’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative is presenting a free director’s cut of the documentary Between the Shades and panel discussion to raise awareness of the inequities in behavioral health care for ...
Health Care Quality Across Washington State Reported
Washington Health Alliance releases its latest Community Checkup SEATTLE, WA — Where can you get high quality health care in Washington state? The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) answers that question with its 16th Community Checkup report released today with results for more than 2,200 unique entities; medical groups, hospitals, clinics, and health plans, and continues ...
Washington Health Alliance to Release Groundbreaking Total Cost of Health Care Report
Unprecedented detailed results for counties and regions across Washington state SEATTLE, WA — Where are our health care dollars going? That answer is provided in the Washington Health Alliance’s new Total Cost of Care report looking at how much is being spent on health care in Washington state as well as on the different types ...
Three Washington Health Plans Ranked Best in the Nation
The Washington Health Alliance releases its latest eValue8™ results. SEATTLE, WA. Today, the Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) issued its most recent report using the eValue8™ process, an evidence-based tool that allows health care purchasers to assess health plan performance. The Alliance worked with a significant number of its purchaser and health plan members to conduct ...
An Urgent Message from Physician Leaders of the Washington Health Alliance
The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) today released an urgent message regarding the continued threat of COVID-19 from clinical leaders of the Washington Health Alliance, most of whom are members of the organization’s Quality Improvement Committee (QIC). Included among the committee’s members are physician and clinical leaders focused on ensuring patient safety, delivering high quality care, ...
Alliance Purchasers Work Together to Drive Health Care Improvements in Washington State
White paper shares learnings and outcomes from collective efforts to improve health care value. SEATTLE, WA-The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) recently completed a purchaser-led project with the central aim of using data and collective action to improve the value of care received by individuals in Washington state. In a white paper released today, Aligning to ...