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Wide Variation Reported in Washington State’s Health Care System
May 18, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance
The Washington Health Alliance releases the latest Community Checkup report, analyzing health care for 4 million Washington residents. SEATTLE, WA – The Washington Health Alliance issues its 13th Community Checkup... Read more »Alliance Issues 13th Community Checkup Report
May 5, 2020 by Washington Health Alliance
If it is true what they say, that “data get better with use,” then we are truly fortunate here in Washington. The latest edition of the Washington Health Alliance’s Community... Read more »How Low Can You Go?
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 »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... Read more »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... Read more »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... Read more »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... Read more »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... Read more »The Alliance’s Amazing March Achievements
April 5, 2019 by Washington Health Alliance
Happily, spring is here and we can finally put our snow shovels away! Last month was a big one for the Alliance. At our All-Alliance meeting, we welcomed more than... Read more »New Report Ranks Washington Hospitals on Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost
May 22, 2018 by Washington Health Alliance
First report in the state to publicly report on all three elements of hospital value Findings show that higher cost does not necessarily mean higher quality care SEATTLE – The... Read more »