In this article from the Madison Park Times, read about how the holidays are an important time to keep in mind the special needs of the elderly.

In this article from the News Tribune, read about why the employer-shaped medical system is the backbone of the US health system.

By JoNel Aleccia, for The Seattle Times Washington state was the 13th healthiest state in the nation in 2014, moving up a notch from last year, according to a broad-based survey that has measured changes in smoking, obesity, infant mortality and other public-health markers for 25 years. The state gets high marks for having babies… Continue reading Washington Ranks 13th in Nation in Overall Health

By Dan Thesman for KAPP TV OLYMPIA — Clients of the state’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program can now only buy 1 percent or nonfat milk. The change that started this month better aligns WIC with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and other programs, such as Head Start, and the School Lunch and Breakfast… Continue reading Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Gets New Milk Guidelines

In this article from Washington Healthcare News, read about how nursing homes are having a hard time compling with abuse reporting requirements.

By Samantha Artiga and Jessica Stephens and Robin Rudowitz and Michael Perry, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation States have taken different approaches to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and have had varied enrollment experiences to date. This brief highlights the experiences of four states—Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Washington—that established a State-based Marketplace (SBM),… Continue reading What Worked and What’s Next? Strategies in Four States Leading ACA Enrollment Efforts

In this article from the Seattle Times, read about how the variability in hospital prices means that potential patients should do research ahead of time.

Alzheimer’s Association® http://www.alz.org/ The Arc™ of Washington http://www.arcwa.org/ The Arc™ of Washington – Parent to Parent (P2P) Programs http://arcwa.org/getsupport/parent_to_parent_p2p_programs Mesothelioma Group – A Mesothelioma Support Community http://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/treatment/ The National Spinal Cord Injury Association http://www.spinalcord.org/ PROVAIL- Life Opportunities for People With Disabilities http://www.provail.org/ Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates https://www.suna.org/

Brain Injury Association of Washington http://www.biawa.org Epilepsy Foundation Northwest http://www.epilepsynw.org Northwest Regional Council http://www.nwrcwa.org/ Washington State Residential Care Council of Adult Family Homes https://www.wsrcc.org/

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