WA individual health insurance market customers could face an average rate increase of 9.1%

WA individual health insurance market customers could face an average rate increase of 9.1%

Fourteen health insurers have filed for an average requested rate increase of 9.1% for Washington’s individual health insurance market, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC).

The proposed plans and their rates are under review and final decisions

Health officials won’t publicly admit the scale of ‘crisis’ at Surrey Memorial Hospital ER, doctors’ letter says

Health officials won’t publicly admit the scale of ‘crisis’ at Surrey Memorial Hospital ER, doctors’ letter says

Dozens of physicians working inside the busiest emergency room in British Columbia have released a scathing letter describing an unrelenting “crisis” at the department, claiming the local health authority has “repeatedly” asked them to keep details of the situation from