Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
2019 Legislature: Reps. Steele, Goehner on H2A, Education, Health Care
12th District State Representatives Mike Steele and Keith Goehner join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about a bill on the H2A farm guest worker program, a school safety package and Health Care Advocacy Week.
Read MoreNew Well-Being Report: Wash. State Helping Kids, But Room For Improvement
The Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks Washington State 15th in the nation for child well-being in its 2018 Kids Count Data Book released today. The report also finds one in six Washington kids is at risk of not being counted in the 2020 Census. Eric Tegethoff breaks it down.
Read MoreRecord-Low Unemployment, Construction Growth, Healthcare Dominance – Latest Chelan-Douglas Jobs Report
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 6.9% unemployment rate for the month of February. That’s the lowest for that month in nearly 30 years, representing 300 less unemployed people from Feb. 2017, and 546 more people in the local labor force. Construction jobs drove the most growth in the two-county area,…
Read MoreUW Conference Explores How to Make Future Elder-Friendly
Once again hundreds of healthcare providers, community professionals, research educators, students and others will gather to share and learn about healthy aging and how to be part of an elder-friendly future. The sixth annual Elder Friendly Futures Conference is taking place at the University of Washington today and tomorrow, bringing together experts to share ideas on the future of…
Read MoreHealth Insurers Leaving Chelan-Douglas Marketplace
As lawmakers in the nation’s capital struggle with how to replace the Affordable Care Act, a greater number of insurance companies are leaving the marketplace within state marketplaces around the country, including here in Washington State. Last week was the filing deadline for insurance companies who intend to offer coverage in Washington State when open…
Read MoreNew Study Says Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt Rural Washingtonians
Budget negotiations aren’t just underway in Olympia, but our nation’s capital as well. The Trump-supported rollback of the Affordable Care Act would reduce federal money that 31 states have relied on to extend Medicaid coverage. And Medicaid spending would fall from 2 percent of the economy to 1.7 percent in 2027 due to the reductions…
Read MoreNew Tourism, Healthcare Jobs Bring Drop in Local Unemployment Rate
The latest jobs report is in for Chelan and Douglas Counties from the state Employment Security Department. February job stats show continued growth in the tourism and healthcare industries, along with more people in the labor force. Economist Don Meseck covers North Central Washington and told KOHO’s Dan Langager the local economy has started to…
Read MoreDespite Alcoa Smelter Curtailment, Local Economy Sees Moderate Growth in 2016
The latest employment numbers are in for Chelan and Douglas Counties, what’s known as the Wenatchee MSA – Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dan Langager talked with Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck to recap big industry changes in 2016 and how the local economy is shaping up for 2017.
Read MoreLocal Employment Update – Dec. 2016
The latest jobs report is in for Chelan and Douglas Counties from the state’s Employment Security Department. They show a flat unemployment rate for the month of December, the continuing hit from the idling of Alcoa’s smelter in Malaga and major gains in tourism and healthcare. Dan Langager talked with our resident jobs expert –…
Read MoreWash. Health Care Enrollment Jumps in 2016
Washington state’s enrollment period has been open since the first of the month. But the Washington Health Plan Finder just released numbers from last year’s open enrollment, which saw a nine percent increase between 2015 and 2016. Dan Langager has the story.
Read MoreChelan Hospital Developing List of Needs for Bond Measure
Lake Chelan Community Hospital, like many healthcare facilities, is in need to some upgrades. Hospital leaders are looking at millions of dollars in needed improvements, with some – heating, electricity, fire suppression – a higher priority than expansion plans. Chelan Correspondent Hayli Libby-Thompson has more on the development of a bond measure possibly going to…
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