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Trapped in Your Job For Fear of Losing Your Health Care?
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Washington's health care system is failing the public. A growing number of people are uninsured or under-insured. Fragmentation and huge administrative inefficiencies have led to staggering costs and uneven quality of care. It ties people to their jobs, stifling economic innovation. And the system emphasizes treating the ill rather than preventing illness.
The five guiding principles of a new health care system should be:
- Universal coverage – everyone should be included
- Public accountability and oversight
- A single risk pool to end fragmentation and market inefficiency.
- Maintain current sources of funding: citizens, businesses, and government
- Cost controls must be achieved
We are currently developing a unique and value-added approach for universal coverage based on the principles above -- and at the same time, working to create a fairer, more sustainable tax system in Washington State with sufficient revenue to fund this basic and vital human service.
Recent Publications and News Highlights
Is cost-sharing just another way for workers to pay more for less?
11.01.2008
| Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved | Effects of
increased cost-sharing in Washington State's Basic Health Plan (BHP)
were assessed among adult BHP beneficiaries. The predominant effect
of increased cost-sharing was to increase costs for low-income workers,
particularly those with chronic disease. Full
Report »
Losing health care a double-whammy when you lose your job
04.01.2009
| Workers are losing
their jobs -- and their health
insurance -- faster than ever, and the state's safety
net isn't much help. Meanwhile, discussions on health
care reform legislation are underway in the "other" Washington.
Success Story
A public health care option for thousands of working families
EOI spearheaded policy research and design for I- 773, and built a coalition of health care activists and organizations, to promote the initiative. State voters passed the measure with a 2 to 1 majority.
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