In several counties, more than 1 in 5 residents has no health coverage, according to a new report from Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. “If anyone doubts the need for health care reform,” said Kreidler,”there are a million people out there that they should talk to.”
The universal health-care plan proposed by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will likely fail as similar plans have failed in other states, according to an analysis by the Washington Policy Center, a Seattle-based think tank that favors market-based solutions.
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
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Don’t bet on it.
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