Read our recent press releases below.
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 »
February 22, 2017
New site breaks new ground in the ways it allows visitors to use data to promote transparency and value-based purchasing SEATTLE, February 22, 2017 –The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance)... Read more »
January 9, 2017
The Washington Health Alliance and The Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative issue call to action for providers and health plans to address opioid prescribing for acute, short-term pain SEATTLE, January 9,... Read more »
August 11, 2016
As many as one in six women age 45–64 in some communities were prescribed opioids in a one-year period SEATTLE, August 11, 2016 – On average, more than one in 12... Read more »
