2007 Report to Citizens: Healthy Families
Healthy kids learn more in school. Healthy adults pay less for health care, contribute to building vibrant communities and live happier, more productive lives.
Listening to citizens
- Having health care coverage is important, but that is not enough. Good health care also means affordable coverage and access to the medical services we all need.
Taking action
- Funded health care coverage for 84,000 more kids.
- Created a free discount prescription drug program that helped 74,000+ residents afford medications.
Getting results
- Saved $46 million by using bulk purchasing programs for common prescriptions, and will save another $21 million next year.
- We are the 12th healthiest state in the nation according to the United Health Foundation.
Challenges
- An unacceptable number of Washingtonians are still without health care coverage, including 73,000 children.
- Health care is a national crisis. Washington State residents — especially low income and rural residents — face challenges to getting quality, affordable health care.
How we measure our progress
Source: Office of Financial Management About 10 percent of Washington residents (0-64 years old) don’t have health care coverage. |
Source: Office of Financial Management About 5 percent of children are without health care coverage. |
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