From The Seattle Times article, "Seattle uses AI to help triage, divert 911 medical calls," by Daniel Beekman: SFD started using live AI prompts in December 2023 to help dispatchers more consistently identify 911 calls to divert to the nurse line, Lombard said. Corti's AI now listens to all 911 medical calls and, when it...
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Where Affordable Care Act insurance coverage has dropped most in WA, Washington State Standard
From Washington State Standard article, "Where Affordable Care Act insurance coverage has dropped most in WA" by Jake Goldstein-Street: Enrollment increased nowhere in the state, but some areas have been hit harder than others. Rural counties saw some of the biggest drops in coverage between March 2025 and this March. Over 1,100 Yakima County residents...
Ruling on Insurance Blanket Exclusions
From The Spokesman-Review, "GLP1s weight-loss drugs may soon be covered by health insurance under new Washington court ruling" by Amanda Sullender: The Washington statute “does not permit” a health insurance plan deciding “not to deal with a person’s disability for no reason other than because it had always done so,” wrote Judge Ian Birk in...
Nearly 40,000 Fewer Washingtonians Have Healthplanfinder Coverage This Year
New report echoes nationwide health care crisis. Advocates demand lawmaker action. This press release was originally published by Fair Health Prices Washington, a coalition co-led by NoHLA. SEATTLE, WA – Declining health coverage should alarm everyone in Washington state, consumer health advocates warn. A new report from the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WAHBE) reveals that nearly 40,000 fewer...
Inspiring Conversations with Daphne Smith of Northwest Health Law Advocates
In her interview for VoyageWashington Magazine's "Inspiring Conversations" series, NoHLA's co-executive director, Daphne Smith, shares: While some of my choices may have made my journey more complex, I have been fortunate that many of the challenges I encountered were either justifiable and gave me the opportunity to learn and grow or it highlighted a misalignment...
28k Washingtonians cancel insurance plans amid spiking costs, federal policies, KOMO News
From KOMO News report, "28k Washingtonians cancel insurance plans amid spiking costs, federal policies," by Jackie Kent: The Washington Health Benefit Exchange (WHBE, which runs the state’s health insurance marketplace) reports that approximately 28,000 people in Washington who buy their insurance plans, with the help of subsidies, cancelled their plans. That's 8,000 more cancellations than...
Seattle leaders looking into 911 concerns, ambulance waits, Seattle Times
From The Seattle Times article, "Seattle leaders looking into 911 concerns, ambulance waits," by Daniel Beekman: Some experts worry 911 systems like Seattle’s will likely see even more strain as patients lose health insurance due to federal policy changes. “The reality is that we’re going to see more calls to 911 and pressure from all...