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• Health Care Merger Plan Advances Group Health Directors Vote

  December 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A16 A vote in Seattle Wednesday night moved Group Health in Seattle and Spokane a step closer to merging with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. of Portland. The joint venture would …

• Qual Med Parent Agrees To Merger

  October 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Foundation Health Systems Inc. has agreed to combine with competitor Health Systems Inc. The deal, announced Tuesday, joins two of the largest managed care companies in the nation, both based …

• Groups Brace For Medicaid Changes

  September 28, 1996 in Idaho on Page B4 Changes are coming to Idaho’s Medicaid program and a lot of groups are anxious about what’s coming. The Governor’s Medicaid Reform Advisory Council met in Idaho Falls Thursday, another in …

• Council Studying Medicaid But Complexity Of System May Delay Implementation

  September 20, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 A governor’s Medicaid reform council expects to recommend more than 100 ways to cut waste, save money and add flexibility to the program that offers health care to Idaho’s poorest …

• Group Health Discusses Merger With Giant Hmo Joining With Kaiser Permanente Wouldn’t Affect Care, Officials Say

  September 14, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Group Health Northwest would become part of the nation’s largest health-maintenance organization if talks disclosed Friday lead to a merger with Kaiser Permanente. But officials said a consolidation, should one …

• Msc Health Plans Gain Accreditation

  July 31, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 Managed-care plans offered by Medical Service Corp. of Eastern Washington have received full accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The non-profit organization had granted full accreditation to 89 …

• New Rules Aim To Keep Doctors Focused On Patients

  March 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 New rules restricting HMOs’ power to reward doctors for limiting health services were issued Wednesday to protect Medicare and Medicaid patients. Managed-care groups suggested more and wider rules were coming. …

• Qualmed Workers Pinched For Christmas

  November 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 With just 27 days until Christmas, employees at QualMed Health Plan in Spokane have learned that their Christmas week pay will be delayed as part of a shift to a …

• Loss Of Health Care For Veterans Feared

  October 31, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Republican plans to slow the growth of Medicare and Medicaid spending could leave tens of thousands of veterans without access to health care, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown said Monday. …

• Managed-Care Stocks Move Into Recovery Price Pressures Hurt Many Hmos, But Some Analysts Think Worst Is Over

  July 23, 1995 in Business on Page D4 Nothing like a little slump to attract a crowd. While the overall stock market roared ahead in the second quarter, managed-health-care companies managed to fall about 25 percent on average. …

• Health Care Law Changes Confuse Public

  July 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 For months this spring, politicians wrangled in Olympia over life and death changes in the state’s landmark health care reform act. The debate was loud and long and rancorous. The …

• Managed Care Plans Get Low Marks Patients Polled Complain About Doctors, Treatment

  June 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Sick people in managed care plans had more complaints about their doctors and felt they had more hassles getting treated than their counterparts in fee-for-service plans, said a survey released …

• Poll Finds Preference For Medicare Over Tax Cuts Given A Choice, Respondents Would Rather See Smaller Reductions In Health Plan

  June 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 There’s something Americans like even more than tax cuts: Medicare. An Associated Press poll finds widespread agreement among all age groups that protecting the health insurance program for the elderly …

• House Reverses Health Care Reform Lowry Agrees To Compromise; Critics Fear Higher Costs

  April 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The state House passed a health care reform bill Monday that virtually repeals the landmark 1993 health care act. The bill was approved 77-19. It is expected to be signed …

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