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Own Your Health Featured on New Day Northwest
On Monday, June 26, Dr. Emily Transue of the Washington State Health Care Authority represented Healthier Washington and the Alliance on New Day Northwest for a segment on ensuring quality
Introducing the new Own Your Health website
The Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its newly enhanced Own Your Health website. The Own Your Health campaign empowers Washington consumers to become active participants in their own
Helping employees find high-value health care
Value in health care means high quality and a good patient experience at a fair price. Purchasers have a big role to play in helping their employees and members get high-value
Getting the high-value care you deserve
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
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
Good patient experience can lead to better health
When you enter a doctor’s office, what kind of experience do you have? Does the staff treat you with respect? Does your doctor listen to you and seem to know
Understanding quality in health care
Quality varies widely from one provider’s office to another and even from one doctor’s patient to another. Not all care is equally good. Learn what you can do to find
Rewarding value in health care—the savvy health care purchaser
As individual consumers, every time we make a purchase we must weigh cost and quality to determine value. Employers and labor union trusts purchasing health care benefits are doing the