Union Representative Suzie Saunders sat down for an interview with RANGE to outline the stakes for employees and patients, should the Board of Health vote to continue down the road to privatization for Treatment Services.
If Initiative 2124 passes, it would amend the 2019 WA Cares Act to allow people to opt out of paying, decreasing funding for the entire program. The act established a state long-term care insurance program meant to help people pay for care.
Union Representative Suzie Saunders sat down for an interview with RANGE to outline the stakes for employees and patients, should the Board of Health vote to continue down the road to privatization for Treatment Services.
After a July SRHD board meeting, community members worry the detailed process to consider potentially privatizing Opioid Treatment services is getting rushed, to the detriment of vulnerable patients
The Spokane Regional Health District is considering privatizing its decades-old opioid treatment services. Here’s the information you need to know to understand the issue and participate in public forums!
Emails indicate that the recent resignation of politically embroiled Dr. Bob Lutz came on the heels of coordination between his former employer, the Spokane Regional Health District, and the State Department of Health.
A bill being debated in the legislature would pause hospital system consolidation to preserve patient access to specific forms of care. Opponents argue, “God Bless mergers.”
