Read our recent press releases below.
December 11, 2018
Alliance’s newest Health Waste Calculator report finds significant opportunity to reduce low-value health care in Washington state SEATTLE – A new report on health care waste released this week... Read more »
October 25, 2018
National and state thought leaders to speak at health care affordability summit in Seattle SEATTLE – With health care foremost on the minds of voters as they head... Read more »
September 17, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Snyders Phone: (206) 454- 2961 Email: rsnyders@wahealthalliance.org Washington Health Alliance Executive Director Testifies Before US Senate Committee Nancy Giunto was one of... Read more »
May 22, 2018
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, May 22,... Read more »
March 8, 2018
March 7, 2018 — Seattle, WA —Employers, healthcare providers, and other industry leaders today gathered in Seattle to discuss the roles they can play in reining in the rising cost... Read more »
February 26, 2018
Patients consider provider communication more important than other elements of patient experience 35% of males and 21% of females reported binge drinking at least some of the time Nearly three-quarters... Read more »
February 1, 2018
In one year, an estimated $282 million was spent on “wasteful” health care for 622,000 Washington patients Washington becomes just the third state in the nation to use a new... Read more »
December 7, 2017
Third version of Washington State Common Measure Set shows quality of care varies dramatically across state SEATTLE, December 7, 2017. Washington State has a long way to go if it... Read more »
November 28, 2017
Grant allows Alliance to expand on Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement’s pioneering price transparency project Seattle, November 28, 2017— The Washington Health Alliance (Alliance) announced today that it has been... Read more »
November 8, 2017
Improves care guidance for Castlight’s Washington state customers including Boeing, Esterline Technologies, Microsoft and Providence St. Joseph Health San Francisco and Seattle – November 8, 2017 – Today, Castlight Health,... Read more »