In health care, high-value care means receiving high-quality care at the right price that leads to the best possible health outcome and reflects your values and needs. We put a
Posts Categorized: Cost of Health Care
Keeping cost in check
The price of health care in Washington state is all over the map. In fact, some health care providers charge as much as twice (or more) than what other providers
Employers shifting more costs to workers
Recently released results from a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust found employers continue to shift expenses to workers, with deductibles rising substantially
Improving Washington’s grade on price transparency
No one likes a failing grade. But in the 2015 Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) – Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws, Washington
Support for health care transparency bill in Olympia
Updated February 11, 2015 A bill that would require health insurance companies to submit all patient claims to a statewide database, making health care cost and quality information more transparent, was
Transparency, innovation should be top priority for legislators in 2015
Last week, I joined more than 500 health care and business leaders at the 2015 State of Reform Health Policy Conference. For almost 30 years, this event has been inspiring
Washington takes on health care price transparency
After giving birth to their daughter in Hawaii, a Canadian couple’s health insurance claim was denied and they received a million dollar medical bill. While this story highlights an extreme
Employers role in the health care value equation
As a consumer, when you hear the word “value,” what does it mean to you? Do you think of what you can get at the local dollar store? Does it
Innovation, data needed to drive improvement in our health care system
Letter from our executive director Sometimes relatively simple innovations can inspire big changes. For example, Swedish Medical Center, featured in our latest Spotlight on Improvement, is revamping its “daily labs”
Reduce your hospital “sticker shock”
Sometimes you can’t avoid going to the hospital, but you can try to be prepared before you go. Understand which hospitals are in your insurance plan’s network, know the details