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Surviving the aftermath — Dealing with the wake of the Ride the Ducks disaster

December 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Injured international students from the Ride the Ducks accident on the Aurora Bridge will be given private insurance plans if they lose student health coverage during prolonged medical leaves, state officials said last Friday. Phuong Dinh, 18, is at the Seattle Keiro Nursing Home. She suffered a broken leg […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Ackley, Aurora Bridge, Austria Runjie Song, Brian Tracey, Japan Claudia Derschmidt, Jocelyn Moore, North Seattle College President Warren Brown, Phuong Dinh, Pike Place Market, Privando Eduardus Putradanto, Seattle Ducks, Seattle Keiro Nursing Home, State Department, Vietnamese Chinese, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler

Sims to chair state health board

May 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee this week announced the appointment of Ron Sims as board chair for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which runs the state’s online marketplace for health insurance, the Washington Healthplanfinder. His appointment runs from June 15, 2014, to Dec. 15, 2015.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, Jay Inslee, King County Executive, Puget Sound Health Alliance, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Washington Health Alliance, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, ron sims

Nakano named to Washington Health Benefit Exchange board

February 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The International Community Health Services (ICHS) has announced the appointment of its ICHS board secretary Hiroshi Nakano to the Washington Health Benefit Exchange board. Nakano, a native of Fife, has been with ICHS for 16 years, serving in a variety of leadership positions on the board. He earned his undergraduate degree in sociology from the […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Cornell University, Hiroshi Nakano, ICHS, MBA, Seattle, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7, Washington Health Benefit Exchange

APA advocates, health agencies address questions at Affordable Care Act forum

October 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local residents with questions about the Affordable Care Act attended a Sept. 25 forum in Bellevue sponsored by the Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), with the support of the Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and other APA and health groups.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACRS, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Debadutta Dash, King County Public Health, Marguerite Ro, Michael Itti, Pacific Islanders, Priya Helweg, Sofia Aragon, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, WASITRAC, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington State Nurses Association

EDITORIAL: APA outreach on the Affordable Care Act is just beginning

October 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After years of politicking, lawsuits, and hand-wringing, the Affordable Care Act has arrived. All Americans will need health care coverage by Jan. 1. This week, the Washington Healthplanfinder and the state insurance exchange marketplace opened. Now state residents can enroll in a health plan and find out if they are eligible for financial help if […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, APA, Affordable Care Act, Asian Pacific Islander, Chinese, Jay Inslee, King County Public Health, Korean, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, language

Features 40Health exchanges to open, expand medical coverage

September 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When the Washington Health Benefit Exchange opens its virtual doors on Oct. 1, approximately 250,000

Filed Under: Features, National News Tagged With: 2013, ACA, APA, Apple Health, Bob Crittenden, Charles Lam, Diane Narasaki, Hyeok Kim, King County Public Health, Korean, Solid Ground, TV, Tony Lee, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, poverty

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