http://www.hca.wa.gov/press_releases.html Washington State Health Care Authority news en-us http://www.hca.wa.gov/arra/documents/ehce_newsletter_103009.pdf Message from our Sponsor, Richard Onizuka, Ph.D., HCA, Director of Policy. Welcome to the first edition of the eHealth Collaborative Enterprise Newsletter. As Washington State’s Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT), I have the privilege... Fri Oct 30 15:51:43 -0700 2009 http://www.hta.hca.wa.gov/documents/technology_intial_recommendation_10_26_09.pdf HTA is accepting public comments until close of business on November 10th, 2009. Tue Oct 27 15:31:19 -0700 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101201657.html Are your marriage certificate and your kids' birth certificates handy? You may need them to continue health coverage for your family or if you start a new job. Call it a sign of the times: A growing number of area employers, including the Commonweal... Tue Oct 27 08:58:23 -0700 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/press_release/errors-in-2010-retiree-enrollment-guide.html Recently we mailed the 2010 Retiree Enrollment Guide to members upon request and distributed them at benefits fairs through November 5. Unfortunately, the booklet included some errors. Corrected copies will be available by mid-November and is posted ... Fri Nov 06 12:06:07 -0800 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/press_release/error-in-for-your-benefit-retiree-newsletter.html Updated: 11/5/2009 The PEBB Program recently mailed its October For Your Benefit newsletter to retirees, explaining the changes in PEBB Program coverage for 2010. Some errors appear in the “2010 changes in member costs” section (pages 2-5) and the “20... Fri Nov 06 12:05:44 -0800 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/press_release/puget-sound-health-alliance-adds-health-plans.html Alliance sets foundation to establish shared priorities and encourage health plan improvement over time> SEATTLE, October 23, 2009—Ten of Washington’s largest employers who are health care purchasers have been working with six of the state’s larges... Fri Oct 23 11:31:20 -0700 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/arra/documents/finalapplication101609.pdf 10/16/09 - Application submitted to Office of the National Coordinator for State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program Thu Oct 22 16:21:53 -0700 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/arra/documents/HIE_Application_DRAFT_Stakeholder_v8.0_6Oct09.doc Below are the draft responses to the questions the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title XIII – Health Information Technology, Subtitle B – Incentives for the Use of Health I... Fri Oct 23 11:33:14 -0700 2009 http://www.hca.wa.gov/press_release/open-enrollment-newsletters.html The PEBB Program has prepared newsletters with information about open enrollment and how benefits will change in 2010. State & Higher-Education Employees Retirees -- See updated corrections to several plans' benefit costs K-12 and Employer Gro... Thu Nov 05 11:29:54 -0800 2009 http://www.chs.hca.wa.gov/documents/proclamation2009.pdf The State of Washington Proclamation: Whereas, the state of Washington has a long history of leadership in protecting and promoting equal opportunity for people who have disabilities Tue Oct 13 11:56:24 -0700 2009