
Elise Takahama
Reporter at Seattle Times
health reporter @seattletimes | board rep @aajaseattle | alum @dailyfreepress 💌 | [email protected] (she/her)
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4 days ago |
tri-cityherald.com | Elise Takahama
UW Medicine and Aetna did not agree on a new contract before a June 1 deadline, meaning more than 50,000 patients could soon see increases in health care costs or potential provider disruptions. The Seattle-based hospital system and health insurance company for months had been working to come to a deal on rates at which Aetna would reimburse UW Medicine for health care services, but both have claimed the other side came with unfair asks. The two-year contract expired Sunday.
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4 days ago |
seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama
UW Medicine and Aetna did not agree on a new contract before a June 1 deadline, meaning more than 50,000 patients could soon see increases in health care costs or potential provider disruptions. The Seattle-based hospital system and health insurance company for months had been working to come to a deal on rates at which Aetna would reimburse UW Medicine for health care services, but both have claimed the other side came with unfair asks. The two-year contract expired Sunday.
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1 week ago |
tri-cityherald.com | Elise Takahama
May 29-Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has agreed to pay about $11.5 million to patients after a 2023 cyberattack put their personal data at risk. Hackers targeted parts of Fred Hutch's clinical network around Thanksgiving a year and a half ago, resulting in a wave of concern among former and current patients, some of whom were inundated with spam messages and email threats after the breach.
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1 week ago |
seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama
A King County Superior Court judge has ordered Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to pay about $11.5 million to patients after a 2023 cyberattack put their personal data at risk. Hackers targeted parts of Fred Hutch’s clinical network around Thanksgiving a year and a half ago, resulting in a wave of concern among former and current patients, some of whom were inundated with spam messages and email threats after the breach.
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2 weeks ago |
tri-cityherald.com | Elise Takahama
May 23-Several state elected officials and hospital leaders blasted the U.S. House vote Thursday that approved billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts nationwide, and could end coverage for about 200,000 Washingtonians who rely on Apple Health.
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