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March 2, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Seattle Business magazine awards gala to recognize Health Care Leaders in the state. It was wonderful to see Alliance members and... Read more »New Community Checkup report, All-Alliance Meeting webinar now available
December 8, 2017 by Washington Health Alliance
We’re excited to announce that the 2017 Community Checkup report is now available! The report was released at our All-Alliance meeting yesterday and the results are now live at www.wacommunitycheckup.org.... Read more »Washington Health Alliance congratulates Lou McDermott on appointment as interim HCA director
June 28, 2017 by Washington Health Alliance
Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the appointment of Lou McDermott as interim director of the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), replacing Dorothy Frost Teeter. The Alliance congratulates McDermott on... Read more »Own Your Health Featured on New Day Northwest
June 26, 2017 by Washington Health Alliance
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... Read more »Updates to Common Measure Set focus on pediatrics
May 9, 2017 by Washington Health Alliance
In 2014 Washington became one of the first states to agree upon a common measure set for health care quality and cost. The impetus was to align measurement efforts across... Read more »Washington State gets federal support for Healthier Washington plan
October 4, 2016 by Washington Health Alliance
Governor Inslee announced yesterday morning that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Washington State $1.5 billion for Medicaid transformation as part of the governor’s Healthier Washington initiative.... Read more »Washington State gets federal support for Healthier Washington plan
October 3, 2016 by Washington Health Alliance
Governor Inslee announced this morning that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Washington State $1.5 billion for Medicaid transformation as part of the governor’s Healthier Washington... Read more »Standardizing measurement of health care quality
February 18, 2016 by Washington Health Alliance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new agreement to standardize measures of health care quality. We applaud this announcement. The more organizations that can align... Read more »Alliance partnerships advance health care value in Washington state
February 11, 2016 by Nancy A. Giunto
I am pleased to announce that the Alliance will continue to contract with the Washington State Health Care Authority in 2016 for work related to the CMS/CMMI State Innovation Model... Read more »State takes value-based purchasing to the next level
January 8, 2016 by Washington Health Alliance
Last month, the Alliance, in partnership with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), unveiled the first set of results for the Washington State Common Measure Set for Health Care... Read more »