Washington Health Alliance

Announcing New Board Opioid Initiative

February 10, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance

I am delighted to share some exciting Alliance news. As a way to support not just reporting on the health care system, but propelling action to improve it, the Alliance’s

Reflections and Resolutions from the Corner Office

January 6, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance

I’m proud to say that 2019 brought the Alliance several firsts-in-the-nation and in our state. We: reported on the wide variation of actual prices for inpatient treatment (including facility and

Previewing the Alliance’s Latest Work

December 2, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

Hospital costs is a big topic these days. It’s not surprising when one-third of our health care dollars go to care in hospitals. And on the consumer side, medical bills

Alliance Releases the Latest Waste Report

November 4, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

We’ve gotten a lot of attention from our latest report released last week, using the Milliman MedInsight Health Waste Calculator™ (Calculator) to look at waste in terms of the 47

Health Care Facts and a Preview of the Alliance’s Newest Report

September 27, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

You know health care is top of mind when the Wall Street Journal publishes a multiple choice questionnaire about health care costs. My staff and I recently took the WSJ

Nancy Giunto Heading to the Land of 10,000 Lakes

September 27, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

On October 15th and 16th, Executive Director Nancy Giunto will be in Minnesota for the 3rd Annual Affordability Summit sponsored by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement. One of the

Primary Care Spending Results Deserve a Closer Look and Employers Are Making a Difference

September 5, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

It is fitting that our All-Alliance Meeting later this month focuses on primary care. We have long believed that primary care prevents more serious health issues down the line and

Magick.ai Joins the Alliance

September 4, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

This month, we’re excited to welcome Magick.ai as the newest member of the Alliance. About magick.ai Founded by award-winning AI experts in 2018, Magick AI is pioneering augmented cognition to

The Alliance Takes on the Wall Street Journal

August 1, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

You may have seen the recent Wall Street Journal article, “Posting Health Prices Online Isn’t Cure-All.” In it, the reporter takes a close look at New Hampshire’s twelve years of

The True Value of Exercise

July 2, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance

It’s officially summer and I am appreciating the opportunity to spend more time in the garden with these long warm days, but it got me thinking about some recent studies