Policy Perspectives
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Community Involvement
2007 Community Healthcare Forum: Changing Healthcare in Whatcom County - We Can do Better
WAHA joined with the St. Luke’s Foundation to convene the “Changing Healthcare in Whatcom County” Community Forum on June 11, 2007. This event brought together more than 200 people from a wide cross section of our community to more fully understand the challenges facing the American health care delivery system, and discuss opportunities for local action. Former Oregon Governor, John Kitzhaber, physician and healthcare activist provided the keynote address.
Related Health Policy Links
Broader issues of national and state health care policy
" Community Quality Efforts Expand as Seattle Health Plan Products Evolve”
As a rising number of uninsured people continues to stress the local health care safety net, learn how Seattle employers and health plans pursue new provider contracting strategies to slow health care cost growth and improve quality of care.
“Stage Set for Growing Health Care Cost and Access Problems”
Get a snapshot of developments in local health care markets that appear to be setting the stage for additional health care cost increases and access-to-care problems, according to initial findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change’s (HSC) 2005 site visits to 12 nationally representative communities…
“What the Uninsured are Costing You: North Sound Regional Report” Washington State, Office of Insurance Commissioner, August 2004
Learn how the uninsured effect Whatcom County and North Puget Sound—statistics and policy options from the Washington State Insurance Commissioner…
“Attitudes of Business Leaders Regarding Health Care Coverage Key Findings from a Survey of Small, Medium, and Large Businesses"
Learn how over 600 business leaders whose companies provide some portion of health insurance benefits for fulltime employees view trends about the health care environment for U.S.. Includes business’ concerns about health care costs and the uninsured and business’ reaction to policy proposals about the uninsured for 2005 and beyond….
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