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Health & Health Care Blog
Here you will find links to articles covering health and health care issues, specifically ones affecting Washington State. Materials specifically chosen by Washington Wellness staff are in bold.
12/2/08
- NY Times – New Medicaid rules allow states to set premiums and higher copayments
- NY Times editorial – Medicare’s too costly private plans
- NY Times editorial – Sewing up the safety net
12/1/08
- AP - As costs rise, some doctors may stop giving shots
- AP - Obama to broaden role of genetics in medical care
- AP - Patient-led drug trials defy medical establishment
- Olympian - Layoffs likely for DSHS
- Olympian - New schedules possible for state workers
- Olympian - Results pending on four-day work week
- Seattle Times - Gregoire looking at massive state budget cuts
- Seattle Times - Should King Co. workers share in the cost of health premiums?
11/26/08
- AP - Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths
- AP - Gregoire orders $260 million more in emergency cuts
- Boston Globe - Fewer young uninsured, more poor
- Oregonian - Governor pledges 5-year plan to expand health care to all
- US News - New system improves distribution of donated livers
- Wash. Post - A third of Medicare patients are unfamiliar with their benefits
11/25/08
- NY Times - Study suggests some cancers may go away
- US News - Study calls for great scrutiny of off-label drug use
- Workforce - Mercer says health cost hikes are stable; PPO deductibles rise
11/24/08
- AP - Gov't pays for deadly, unapproved drugs
- AP - Top leaders re-elected in Legislature
- NY Times - Studies say private Medicare plans have added costs for little gain
- Olympian editorial - Budget to test governor, lawmakers
- Seattle PI op-ed - Why the doctor can't see you
- Seattle Times - State gov't in better shape to handle Great Disruption than it was in Great Depression
- Seattle Times editorial - State must find $5 million in cuts without raising taxes
- Seattle Times column - Vital signs for health care reform
- Seattle Times column - Health care reform will silence the Braindead Megaphone
11/21/08
11/20/08
- AP - Daschle picked as health secretary
- AP - Insurers seek mandate in health care overhaul
- News Tribune - State budget shortfall soars to about $5.1 billion
- NY Times – AARP orders investigation concerning its marketing
- Olympian - Cuts loom as state faces $5.1 billion budget shortfall
- Olympian - Government lists spending priorities
- Seattle PI - State's projected budget deficit: $5.1 billion
- Seattle Times - $5 billion budget gap means Washington faces painful cuts
- Seattle Times editorial - The MRSA mess: a culture of resistence
- Spokesman Review - State likely looking at layoffs
11/19/08
- LA Times - Ginko biloba fails dementia study
- Olympian blog - Performance audits part of POG's "do not buy"
- Seattle Times - State to begin tracking MRSA cases in hospitals
11/18/08
- AP - Study says total cost of diabetes is $218 billion
- Olympian - State shortfall likely to increase
- Olympian blog - General counsel leaves ... other changes in Gregoire cabinet?
- News Tribune - Multicare invests $22.1 million in upgrades
- NY Times - Bush proposal protects medical providers who refuse certain procedures
- Seattle Times - Part 3 of series on MRSA - Patients revolt against hospital secrecy
11/17/08
- Seattle Times - How hospitals unleashed an epidemic (with related links)
- Seattle Times - Part 2 of MRSA series - Hospital slow to change
11/14/08
- AP - Medicare drug plan premiums going up
- Olympian - State agencies trim 1,100 paychecks
- Olympian - State sales tax revenue below 2007 figures (story from yesterday posted late on Web site)
- Seattle PI - Prescription drug deaths soar
- Seattle Times - Puget Sound Health Alliance releases latest Community Check-up
11/13/08
- AP - Doctors say bone marrow transplant may have cured AIDS patient
- AP - Heart transplants fare better from same sex
11/12/08
- AP - Health care not immune to economic downturn
- AP - Obese kids had arteries like a 45 year old
- AP - Report urges states to tackle preterm birth crisis
- March of Dimes map showing state-by-state birth rates
- Seattle PI - Final plans released for Children's hospital
- Seattle Times - Gregoire calls for sacrifice
11/10/08
- AP - Cholesterol pill benefits even those with low heart disease risk
- Chicago Sun-Times - Insulin syringes recalled
- NY Times - Health care varies for uninsured immigrants
- NY Times - Hospitals see decline in paying patients
- NY Times - Rule limits Medicaid outpatient services
- Olympian - Provider One is working
- Olympian - State workers fear cuts as budget cutting discussions begin
- Olympian blog - Budget problems would force California state employees to take off one a day a month without pay
- Reuters - Even with mandate, Obama faces health care pain
- WS Journal - Health insurers prime for new business with Democratic rule
11/7/08
- HCA press release – Wellness program receives national recognition
- HealthDay - When it comes to prescription drugs, get smart
11/6/08
- News Tribune editorial - Gregoire, re-elected, now faces her own party
- NY Times - Entire set of cancer genes decoded
- Seattle PI - Gregoire faces problems aplenty
- Seattle PI - Physicians' education on end-of-life measure begins
- Seattle PI editorial - Governor's race: Without a doubt
- Seattle Times - Gregoire's next big test: balancing budget without raising taxes
- Seattle Times editorial - Re-elected Gov. Christine Gregoire has tough work ahead
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Machine pulls cholesterol out of blood
- Washington Wellness - Award Presented to Program For Healthier State Employees (with video)
11/5/08
- Seattle Times - Gregoire appears to win but final outcome may have to wait
- Secretary of State - latest tally for state executive offices, including governor's race
11/4/08
- AP - Few options remain when job insurance disappears
- AP - Suppliers dropped by Medicare often gain re-entry
- iHealthBeat – Report finds lax enforcement of HIPAA security regulations
- LA Times – High court weighs right of patients to sue drug makers
- NY Times – Policy of least expensive care under Medicare rejected
- WS Journal - Expect changes in Medicare drug co-pays
11/3/08
- Olympian - State workers' health costs up, most popular plan actually decreases
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Reuters - More children are medicated
- Seattle PI - Guilty plea in reselling of store drugs
- Small Business Times – Feds approve Wisconsin plan to cover more uninsured
10/31/08
- AP - Obesity blamed for doubling rate of diabetes cases
- Seattle Times - King County tuberculosis infections spike
10/30/08
- McClatchy - Survey says pain treatment falls short for many
- NY Times - Women buying health policies pay a penalty
- Reuters - Survey says many hospitals fail to please
10/29/08
- AP - More ERs tap hallway space to ease overcrowding
- Olympian - GMAP gets kudos for Gregoire, but do voters notice?
- Olympian blog - UMP not going away
- Seattle PI - Doctors in study prefer white patients
10/27/08
- AP - Medicare officials to review insurers' commissions
- KNDU - Health care premiums go up and earnings go down in Washington (HCA mention)
- NY Times op-ed - How to take US health care from worst to first
- Seattle PI - Gregoire, Rossi differ sharply on health care
- Seattle PI column - Arizonans can lead country on health care
- Seattle PI editorial - Medical system is overdue for checkup
- Seattle Times - Candidates’ health plans: What they mean for you (with sidebar scenarios)
10/24/08
- AP - Half of US doctors polled use placebos
- Seattle PI - Global health seen as big business for Seattle
- Seattle Times - An inside look at Coast Salish art and culture
10/23/08
- AP – Aetna agrees to let customers store health records in Microsoft HealthVault
- AP - Merck closing center in Seattle, cutting 7,200 jobs worldwide
- AP - Reports of serious drug reactions hit record
- AP - When money's tight, many skimp on medical care
- Olympian - Hundreds of state jobs cut since July
- USA Today – Parents home-school to avoid vaccinating their kids
10/22/08
- AP - Study says food allergies increasing in US kids
- NY Times - Some cut back on prescription drugs in sour economy
- Wash. Post - Many kids lack insurance despite having insured parents
10/21/08
- AP - New hope for the depressed ... and it's not a pill
- AP - Parents press states for autism insurance laws
- News Tribune - State may borrow tobacco cash again
- NY Times – No cutting required in weight-loss surgery called Toga
- Olympian - Mammogram offer draws 85
10/20/08
- AP - Strong growth in Medicaid predicted
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Olympian editorial - Medical errors cost $29 billion
- NY Times editorial - 29th on infant mortality
- Seattle Times endorses Rossi - reference to 12% state employee share for PEBB coverage
- Wash. Post - Financial health edges out doctors as economy swoons
10/17/08
- AP - Hawaii ending universal health care for kids
- KC Star - Health insurance costs likely to rise
- Seattle PI - Court must pay for retirees' health care
- Seattle PI op-ed - Parity legislation helps people with mental illness
10/16/08
- AP - Flu shots a tough sell to health care workers
- Bloomberg - US infant mortality rate stalls as other nation see decline
- Chicago Tribune - Web site rates hospitals on specific medical procedures
- News Tribune - Hospital project to give Puyallup a boost
- Sacramento Bee - Californians' health premiums increase 5 times faster than pay
- US News - Heart docs often fail to order tests before angioplasty
10/15/08
- Chicago Tribune - Illinois Medicaid program to cover genetic test for breast cancer
- Reuters - More Americans getting high blood pressure
- Seattle PI - King Co. health programs take a bitter hit
10/14/08
- AP - Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney
- Olympian - Program helps minorities with health care
- Olympian - Rossi cut health care for children; Gregoire added to insured
- Reuters - More Americans getting high blood pressure: study
- Seattle PI - UW scientists report success in herb enhanced to fight cancer
10/13/08
- AP - Pediatricians double dose of Vitamin D
- News Tribune - Who should pay for children's autism treatment?
- Olympian - Investment Board says pension fund is down
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- WS Journal – Nearly 1 in 6 insurance shoppers are ‘uninsurable’
10/10/08
- AP - 1 in 4 US teen girls received cervical cancer shot
- Oregon Health Forum – Barney Speight resigns from Oregon Health Fund Board
10/9/08
- Newsday - In depth overview of candidates on health care
- Olympian blog - State employee raises not certain
- Press Release – HCA helps disburse funds to help providers use technology to improve patient care
- Seattle PI column - Candidates use scare tactics over each other's health care plans
10/8/08
- AP - Gregoire announces $240M budget savings
- AP - Gov't releases exercise guidelines
- Olympian - State worker jobs at risk with 1% cut
- Press Release - Gov. Gregoire announces plans for $330 million in budget savings
- Seattle PI - State's 'rainy day' fund could help reduce deficit by half
- US News - Pediatricians would admit error only half the time
10/7/08
- AP - Task force says colon cancer screenings can stop at 75
- NY Times - Business cool to McCain's health care plan
- Olympian - Several agencies begin four-day work week
- Seattle Times - Public health agencies on critical list
10/6/08
- News Tribune - State health officials say flu vaccine is plentiful
- NY Times - Bailout provides more mental health coverage
- NY Times - Patients looking online for second, third opinions
- NY Times column - Health care destruction
- Olympian - State worker briefs
10/3/08
- Huffington - McCain-Palin health plan: Half-baked Alaska
- News Tribune - A bigger, better hospital takes shape in Puyallup
- Olympian - Roll 'em up - it's flu shot time
- Seattle Times editorial - State should let Evergreen Hospital grow
10/2/08
- AP - Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays
- AP - Mass. obtains extension of Medicaid waiver
- Olympian editorial - State revenue flow requires transparency
10/1/08
- AP – Faster genetic test for flu virus approved
- NY Times – No more Medicare coverage for medical mistakes
9/30/08
- AP - Heart patients should be screened for depression
- LA Times - Schwarzenegger grapples with new medical insurance laws
- Olympian - Largest state worker union OKs deal
9/29/08
- Newsweek - Got insurance?
- Olympian - Family sues hospital for error
- Olympian - Legislators might revisit state worker contracts
- Olympian - State worker briefs
9/26/08
- AP - Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around
- NY Times - Hospitals balking at 'do not resuscitate' bracelets
- WS Journal - Medicare drug premiums on rise
9/25/08
- AP - Health insurance costs grow more moderately in 2008
- AP - Study says it's OK to extend stroke drug treatment
- AP - Study says seniors not quite embracing generic drugs
- NY Times - The other financial crisis - health care
- Seattle PI - Study finds heart attack survival highest in Seattle area
9/24/08
- AP - Drug maker plans to disclose payments to doctors
- AP - Medicare paid billions in suspect claims
- Olympian - West Nile virus in Thurston County
- Seattle PI - Some doctors gladly on call 24/7
- Seattle Times op-ed - Sen. Zarelli on how to trim budget
9/23/08
- AP – Wait to see a doctor in Massachusetts grows
- Clinton/Planned Parenthood column - Blocking care for women
- Kaiser - Medicare Part B premiums will be unchanged in 2009
- Kaiser – Premiums, out-of-pocket costs will increase for US workers
- Olympian blog – Sen. Zarelli says state employees should pay more for health care
- Reuters – Gene linked to melanoma
- Reuters – Shorter radiation course works for breast cancer
- Seattle PI column - Choose a side in health care game
- Wash. Post – For some doctors, empathy is in short supply
9/22/08
- AP - More parents ponder cancer gene tests for kids
- Olympian - Collective bargaining ends to mixed reviews among unions
- Olympian - Contract dispute could affect Premera subscribers
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Seattle PI editorial - State budget: Priority time
- Seattle Times - Doctors divided on assisted suicide
- Seattle Times editorial - A hole in the budget
9/19/08
- AP - Docs say public needs to know vaccines are safe
- Olympian - Pay step for state workers draws dispute
- Seattle PI - State faces a projected $3.2 billion deficit
9/18/08
- AP - Study shows new colon x-ray effective at spotting cancer
- News Tribune - Study says virtual colonoscopy as effective at spotting cancer
- Seattle Times - Grass-roots group releasing Voters Health Care Platform
- Seattle Times - King County expecting ample supply of flu vaccine
- Seattle Times - State's adult smoking rates hit a new low
9/17/08
- AP - FDA halts import of more than 30 generic drugs
- AP - New Merck osteoporosis drug boosts bone density
- News Tribune - Legislators eye 'rainy day' fund
- NY Times column - McCain's radical health care agenda
- Olympian - State retirement portfolio takes a hit
9/16/08
- AP - Anti-nausea patch OK’d for chemo patients
- Seattle PI column - Health care tops voters’ agenda
- US News - Diabetics less likely to lose weight after gastric bypass
- Wash. Post - Hospital clash puts patients in the middle
9/15/08
- AP – 5 ways consumers can save on prescription medications
- AP - FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine
- News Tribune – It’s all about patient care for Allenmore’s new administrator
- News Tribune editorial – Incentives running out for US family doctors
- NY Times - The pitfalls of linking doctors' pay to performance
- Olympian - Contract offers more pay to state workers
- Seattle PI editorial - Public Health: The best remedy
- Seattle Times - Regence cutting use of Botox to treat migranes
9/12/08
- AP - Coverage guarantee can hit young the hardest
- NY Times - Health care issue, not quite hot, remains strong
- Olympian - Four day work week seen as '21st century' schedule
9/11/08
- AP - Medical schools, journals fight industry influence
- AP - State to try four day workweek
- AP - Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries
- Olympian - Law said to widen market - Insurance chief's comments disputed
- Wash. Post - Patient-centered 'medical home' models lag in key areas
- Wash. Post - Retail clinics attracting those without regular doctors
9/10/08
- AP - Study sees longterm benefit of blood-sugar control
- AP - US medical students shunning primary care
- Seattle PI - New online tool lets consumers check up on health care
9/9/08
- AP - More flu vaccine aimed at kids
- Bloomberg - Study says bariatric surgery pays for itself after two years
- Seattle Times column - Full health coverage for every child
- Seattle Times column - Health care is the key to economic security and opportunity
9/8/08
- AP - Colon cancer patients are not getting follow-up care
- AP - FDA releases first list of drugs that may have safety issues
- Olympian - Not all unions have approved contract
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Seattle Times - Edmunds pharmacy recalls prescriptions from past 90 days
- Spokesman Review - State vaccination rate near bottom nationwide
9/5/08
- AP - Stronger warnings on four arthritis drugs
- Seattle Times column - A cure is coming for health care ills
- SF Chronicle - Mercer says workers to bear more of health care costs
9/4/08
- AP - New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
- AP - Study shows no link between measles vaccine and autism
- Louisville Courier-Journal - Kentucky to push child insurance
- Seattle PI column - High rate of C-section births is health concern for women
- SF Chronicle - Judge trims time in Medi-Cal 10% fee ruling
9/3/08
- AP - Pfizer resuming ads for Lipitor following controversy
- AP - Smoking is riskier to women's hearts than to men's
- LA Times - Whistle-blowers play large role in uncovering health care fraud
- NY Times - Doubts grow over flu vaccine for elderly
- WS Journal - Medical journal raises concern about Vytorin
9/2/08
- AP - Similar drug names can cause deadly mistakes
- AP - Study says bypass better than stents in long term
- Olympian - Localizing Alabama's ‘punish the obese’ plan
- Wash. Post - Drug ads big waste of money?
8/29/08
- KOMO TV - Program provides health care for uninsured kids
- Olympian - Olympia-area doctor shortage gets worse
8/28/08
- AP - Drug firm favors expensive eye treatment
- Miami Herald - Senator urges review of Medicare payment errors
- WS Journal - The real census story
8/27/08
- LA Times - Number of Americans without health insurance falls
- Seattle PI editorial - Health care: It's time to rock
8/26/08
- Seattle PI op-ed - Health is a shared responsibility
- US News - How crafty health insurers are denying care
- Wash. Post - Uninsured get less health care than insured
8/25/08
- AP – Alabama state workers told to lose weight or pay up
- News Tribune - Health care moves to electronic patient records
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Olympian - Union settles on raise proposal
- Seattle Times column - Medicine through the back door
8/22/08
- AP - Insurance gap leads some elderly to forego medicine
- AP - Jump in US measles cases linked to vaccine fears
- DOH Press Release - King county blood donor may be state’s first West Nile virus case of 2008
- Health Data Management - State of Washington to test health record banks
- Seattle PI - 1 in 4 state moms have C-sections
- Seattle PI - King county blood donor may be state’s first West Nile virus case of 2008
8/21/08
- Boston Globe - 439,000 more get health care in Massachusetts
- NY Times - Report rejects Medicare boast of paring fraud
- USA Today - Hospital death rates unveiled
8/20/08
- AP - Prescription slips ‘mined’ by drug makers
- NY Times - Critics question cervical cancer vaccine
- Seattle PI - Treatment speeds drugs to blood clots
- Wash. Post - More people struggling with health care costs
8/19/08
- AP - Doctors checking patients more for vitamin D levels
- AP - New study backs angioplasty through the wrist
- LA Times - Hospitals fined for violations
- Salt Lake Tribune editorial - Update on Utah’s experiment with four-day work weeks
- WS Journal - Report says Merck Vioxx study aimed at marketing
8/18/08
- Cox News - How McCain, Obama stand on health care
- Olympian - Freeze hits family leave system
- Olympian - Hiring freeze has exemptions
- Olympian - State might try four-day work week
- NY Times - Do doctors need more narcotics education?
- Seattle Times - New generation of drugs, part 2 - What's behind the cost?
- Seattle Times - The new generation of drugs: Who can afford them?
8/15/08
- Bloomberg - Medicare drug plan to increase $3
- News Tribune - No sanctions yet on state children's insurance programs
- Olympian editorial - Low-cost care vital to health of community
- Seattle PI editorial - State workers: Balancing act
8/14/08
- AP - Doctors debate when to declare organ donors dead
- AP - Drugs as effective as stents in non-emergency cases
8/13/08
- NY Times - For better or worse, for copays and deductibles
- Olympian - 500 state workers rally for cost-of-living raises
- Olympian - Basic Health Plan is near capacity
8/12/08
- AP - Health care costs expected to increase 10% in 2009
- NY Times - Early test for cancer isn't always best course
- NY Times - Krugman column - Can it happen here?
- Seattle Times - Do safety-net hospitals put money over mission?
8/11/08
- AP - Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix
- Olympian - Budget on minds of negotiators
- Olympian - Lacey to get clinic for low-income patients
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Olympian - Union rally planned in support of talks
- Seattle Times editorial - Gregoire cuts spending, but not by enough
- Wash. Post - Health site relies on personal touch
8/8/08
- AP - States mandate 'culturally competent' health care
- Olympian blog - Health clinics miss out on the better pay for kids docs
- Seattle PI - Elevated cancer risk found in South Seattle
- Seattle Times column - Vital signs for national health insurance
8/7/08
- AP - CDC says average ER wait time approaches one hour
- AP - FBI says LA hospitals used homeless in medical fraud
- AP - Prostate test advice won't stop debate
- NY Times - Learning to be your own best defense in a disaster
- US News - One-third of uninsured are chronically ill
8/6/08
- DOH Press Release - Back to school preparation begins with protecting your child from disease
- News Tribune editorial - Economic reality hits state government
- Seattle PI - Sims plans $84 million King Co. computer fix
- Seattle PI editorial - State budget: Find more money
8/5/08
- AP - MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men
- NY Times - Millions with chronic disease get little or no treatment
- Olympian - State freeze could end 1,951 jobs
- Seattle PI - The Money Squeeze: Gregoire orders hiring freeze, cutbacks
- Seattle Times - Cool economy prompts Gov. Christine Gregoire to order state hiring freeze
8/4/08
- AP - Lax oversight risks millions of Medicare dollars
- NY Times - Hospitals deporting uninsured patients
- Olympian - Less money earmarked for pensions
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Wash. Post - Lost in a system where doctors don't want to listen
8/1/08
- LA Times - As the e-mail monster snarls, solutions arise
- Olympian - State checks if workers profited from bogus diplomas
- Seattle PI - Study says flu vaccine may not help elderly
- WS Journal - Two pills do the work of exercise
7/31/08
- AP - ER docs say 'Don't text and walk - you'll get hurt'
- AP - Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects
- Seattle Times - EPA sun-safety program targets sceptical Washingtonians
- WS Journal - Bid to halt Medi-Cal cuts rejected
7/30/08
- AP - Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows early promise
- AP - Pediatricians nix heart tests before ADHD drugs
- Atlanta Journal Constitution - Private medical data exposed
- News Tribune - Candidate for health director backed
- News Tribune - Multicare Express an experiment in health care
- WS Journal - Decline in infant mortality rates stalls
7/29/08
- AP - Researchers find jump in fatal home medication errors
- AP - US facing crisis of millions with pre-dementia
- Reuters - US surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year
- NY Times - Doctors & patients now at odds
7/28/08
- AP - Booming business helps patients navigate medicine
- LA Times - Medicare Part D a boon for drug companies
- Olympian - Less money earmarked for state worker pensions
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Seattle PI - Stricter dental death review sought
- Seattle Times - Newborns to be tested for 14 more genetic disorders
7/25/08
- Huffington Post - Seven health care trends that should concern us
- News Tribune - Assisted suicide initiative certified for November ballot
- News Tribune - Congress triples amount for AIDS relief in Africa
- Olympian - Federation sues 1,900 state workers
- Olympian - Hospital meets community's needs well
- Olympian - Nonpaying state union members face action
- Olympian - Votes benefit global health
- Seattle PI - Blogs help cancer patients cope with disease
- Seattle PI - Fifth dental death in 3 years
- Seattle Times - Caremark to pay $41 MM in consumer claims
7/24/08
- DOH Press Release - Recent disease outbreaks a reminder to stay current on immunizations
- Olympian editorial - Hospital meets community's needs well
- Seattle PI - Fifth dental death in 3 years
- Seattle Times - Drug company will pay state $7 million
7/23/08
- Olympian blog - Pension costs to dip for PERS members
- Olympian editorial - Commissioner's insurance proposal is laudable
- LA Times - Drug shrinks prostate tumors dramatically
- LA Times - Viagra may help female patients
7/22/08
- AP - Health officials tout computer prescribing
- AP - Repairing more hearts with implanted pumps
- Progressive Policy Institute - Wash. State puts brakes on runaway technology
- Seattle PI column - Insure everyone in this state
7/21/08
- NY Times - Paying doctors more may be good for patients
- Olympian - Data pit budget against income
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Olympian - Thousands join state program to help cut costs of medicine
- Olympian - Union takes break from labor talks
- Olympian - Walk-in care comes to Tumwater
- Seattle Times - State spending increased $8 billion under Gregoire
- Seattle Times column - Healthy people cost a bundle
- Wenatchee World - Clinics promoting services to migrants
7/18/08
- NY Times - While the US spends heavily on health care, a study faults the quality
- Seattle PI - King Co. health services face $10 million cut
- Seattle PI - Police return medical records to mariujuana co-op
- US News - Breast self-exams: Don't let the news confuse you
- Wash. Post - US obesity epidemic continues to grow
- Wash. Post - Wellness programs yield greater returns on investment
- WS Journal - How changes in Medicare affect patients
7/17/08
- AP - Bush health proposal rankles Democrats
- Olympian - St. Peter Hospital to streamline ER
- Seattle PI - Police seize medical marijuana, medical records
- Seattle PI - State urges dental board to investigate all dental deaths
7/16/08
- AP - Congress votes to override veto of Medicare bill
- Seattle PI editorial - Dental oversight: Open prescription
- WS Journal - More fallout for Bristol-Myers on drug pricing investigation
7/15/08
- Olympian - Gas prices cost state tax revenue
- Seattle PI - Enough scrutiny in dental deaths?
- Seattle PI - Public warned to be wary of mosquitoes
7/14/08
- Governor’s Office Press Release - Prescription drug card saving millions
- NY Times - Long-term fix is elusive in Medicare payments
- Olympian - Costs higher in new health care deal
- Olympian - State worker briefs
- Tri-City Herald - Prescription discount card saved $4m over 15 months