| 12-08-05
People or Profits? Providence St. Peter Hospital Fails in its Charitable Mission - In 2005, Washington Citizen Action (WCA), a statewide grassroots membership-based organization, began to investigate complaints from its constituents about the billing practices at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. While WCA heard few complaints about the quality of care provided by the staff at Providence St. Peter´s, many uninsured and underinsured patients have expressed concerns about unfair
billing practices at the hospital and a lack of access to the hospital´s charity care programs.
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11-17-05 The Northwest Job Gap Study estimates what a living wage is for a number of family structures, estimates the number of job openings that pay a living wage, and estimates the gap between the number of living wage jobs being created in the Northwest and the number of people needing living wage jobs.
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| 10-24-05
To Protect and Serve? Unequal Treatment in the Billings Police Department - A study conducted by the Montana People´s Action (MPA) reveals problems within the police department that lead to distrust and fear among residents of lower-income neighborhoods of the city. The report offers recommendations for truly serving and protecting the whole community.
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| 07-20-05
Closing the Gap:
Solutions to Race-Based Health Disparites - The report documents the persistent problems experienced by communities of color attempting to access health care services across the nation. With a review of the latest research on health disparities, in-depth field research and comprehensive case studies, Closing the Gap reinvigorates the debate over what may be the nation´s greatest public health challenge — the persistent racial divide in access to comprehensive, quality health services.
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| 06-16-05
2005 Northwest Health Gap Study - Between high wage earners who have comprehensive employer-based health benefits, and the low income people who are covered through public health programs, lies a rapidly growing population with no coverage or inadequate coverage. These people are in the health gap.
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| 04-05-05
The Private Health Insurance System is Failing Idaho´s Families and Small Businesses - More and more Idahoans have no health insurance. And more and more insured Idahoans are insured only on paper. The health insurance crisis has serious consequences for the physical well-being of Idahoans, for the financial security of families, and for the overall economic viability of the state.
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| 02-14-05
The Best Medicine at the Best Price: Pooling Rx Purchases in Idaho - Prescription drug costs are rising rapidly across the nation and the Northwest, in all types of health care programs. To deal with these costs, many states have started negotiating lower prescription drug prices from the extremely profitable pharmaceutical companies — and they are already saving money. Larger volume purchasers can negotiate larger savings, so states are creating large purchasing
pools. By using multi-agency and multi-state prescription drug purchasing pools and/or preferred drug lists, states have projected or realized savings of 5 to 15 percent of their total prescription drug costs.
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| 02-10-05
Insuring and End to Idaho´s Health Care Crisis - Small businesses and individuals are struggling to keep up with increases in health
insurance premiums. There is a widespread feeling that costs are rising, while quality declines. Idaho has a number of options for restoring accountability, transparency, and integrity in health insurance.
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| 02-02-05
Insuring and End to Montana´s Health Care Crisis - Small businesses and individuals are struggling to keep up with increases in health
insurance premiums. There is a widespread feeling that costs are rising, while quality declines. Montana has a number of options for restoring accountability, transparency, and integrity in health insurance.
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| 01-20-05
The Best Medicine at the Best Price: Pooling Rx Purchases in Washington State - Prescription drug costs are rising rapidly across the nation and the Northwest, in all types of health care programs. To deal with these costs, many states have started negotiating lower prescription drug prices from the extremely profitable
pharmaceutical companies — and they are already saving money. Larger volume purchasers can negotiate larger savings, so states are creating large purchasing pools. By using multi-agency and multi-state prescription drug purchasing pools and/or preferred drug lists, states have projected or realized savings of 5 to 15 percent of their total prescription drug costs.
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