Health Care
WPC's Center for Health Care develops patient-centered solutions to reduce costs and improve the availability and quality of health care for businesses and individuals, providing the only detailed, independent critique of health care issues available in the Northwest.
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Health Care: What's at Stake in Washington State?
Washington Policy Center is pleased to co-present the Assiciation of Washington Business 2012 Health Care Forum.
Topics will include current status of federal health reform and an in‐depth look at the direction of the Washington State Health Exchange. Speakers include: Jeff Gingold, Gingold Law Firm, LLC.; Hadley Heath, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum; Neil Trautwein, Vice President and Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation; Gary Chandler, VP Government Affairs; with additional speakers to be announced.
The Public Deserves the Truth on the Medicare Debate
The future of Medicare is now being debated by the presidential and vice-presidential candidates. A lot of charges and countercharges are being thrown about, but the American public deserves to know the facts in this debate.
Medicare began in 1965 as a taxpayer-funded health insurance program for people age 65 and older. Virtually all medical tests and procedures are covered. Seniors have variable out-of-pocket expenses.
