Washington Health Alliance

Low-Value Health Care on Downward Trend in Washington State

October 29, 2019

Media Contact: Leslie Bennett 206.454.2961 lbennett@wahealthalliance.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2019 Low-Value Health Care on Downward Trend in Washington State Unprecedented report from Washington Health Alliance shows performance

Washington Health Alliance Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Health Plans

March 19, 2019

Media Contact: Leslie Bennett 206.454.2961 lbennett@wahealthalliance.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2019 Washington Health Alliance Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Health Plans Alliance and employers partner to find the highest quality

Washington Health Alliance Releases Groundbreaking Pricing Findings

March 12, 2019

Media Contact: Leslie Bennett 206.454.2961 lbennett@wahealthalliance.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2019 Washington Health Alliance Releases Groundbreaking Pricing Findings Alliance research shows wide price variation across state and facilities and

Washington Health Alliance and Milliman MedInsight Heralded as “Heroes in Health Care”

March 5, 2019

Awarded the 2019 Achievement in Digital Health Award by Seattle Business Magazine and Presents Awards to Top Performing Medical Groups SEATTLE, March 5, 2019 — The Washington Health Alliance and

Report: More than 1 Million Washington Patients Received Unnecessary Tests, Procedures, and Treatments

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

Washington Health Alliance Hosts Conference on Making Health Care Affordable in Washington State

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

Washington Health Alliance Executive Director Testifies Before US Senate Committee

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

New Report Ranks Washington Hospitals on Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost

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,

Experts Agree − Solving the Healthcare Affordability Crisis Will Require Actions by Employers, Others

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

New Survey Shows Variation Among Primary Care Practices on Patient Experience, a Key Element of Health Care Quality

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