Healthcare Bluebook estimates the price of the procedure ranges from $9,678 to more than $30,000– and the“fair price” it suggests for the surgery is $12,090.
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Help available for Premera and Likewise customers who need service
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner has heard from about 180 Washington consumers who are having problems with their health insurance purchased from Premera and Lifewise.
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How do you know if you have the coronavirus?
With initial symptoms that resemble other diseases, many people are wondering how to know whether to seek medical help.
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Local coronavirus response draws on lessons from Washington’s measles outbreak
Case in Snohomish grabbed national headlines, but it didn’t rattle the local health workers who had recently geared up to handle another infectious disease.
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Terminally ill, he wanted aid-in-dying. His Catholic hospital said no.
Centura Health Corp., the Christian-run hospital, barred its doctors from providing him the assistance even though it is allowed by state law.
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As States Prepare for Disasters, They Acknowledge Things Will Get Worse
In Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is pushing for a bill to establish a dedicated account to help prevent and fight wildfires.
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When will there be a coronavirus vaccine?
Scientists are just getting started, but their vaccine development strategy will benefit from work that has been done on closely related viruses, SARS and MERS
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Eight being in investigated as possible coronavirus cases in Washington state
The immediate health risk from novel coronavirus to Washington residents is still considered low at this time.
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The Surprising Reasons Vaping Bans Draw Pushback
Some public health researchers say the emerging regulations could destroy an industry that is proving to be the greatest boon to smoking cessation in decades.
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Northwest Kidney Centers names Rebecca Cofinas Fox president and CEO
Fox will start work at Northwest Kidney Centers March 23. She becomes the fourth CEO in the organization’s history
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Not uncommon for rural kids to carry handguns, UW study finds
About one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun. Many started carrying as early as the sixth grade.
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New approach needed to tackle obesity epidemic
Our emphasis on behavioral interventions has been disappointing. Society needs to find a way to talk about obesity and come up with ways to deal with it.
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Coronavirus headlines
As Coronavirus Fears Intensify, Effectiveness of Quarantines Is Questioned
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Something deadlier than the Wuhan virus lurks near you
There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy.
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