Health care spending continues to outpace inflation, driven by prices
Can state efforts curb 6.7% growth per year in overall health care spending?
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Can state efforts curb 6.7% growth per year in overall health care spending?
Stakeholders debated a bill that aims to boost the role of the Washington State Health Care Authority’s (HCA) Health Care Cost Transparency Board on Friday.
Medicaid funding the top priority for Washington Health Care Authority Mansur Shaheen | Jan 6, 2021 Share this: Over 2 million Washingtonians are currently enrolled in Medicaid in the state, and more than 1,300 enroll in the program every week. Washington State Health Care Authority’s Maryanne Lindeblad explained how the state is expanding its services and working with health care providers at the Washington State of Reform Virtual Health Policy conference Wednesday. The agency has attempted to tackle COVID-19-related challenges in many ways, she said. For example, the state en...