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How & Why Washington Health Alliance Is Leading the Way on Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease affects 1 in 7 American adults. Most don't know they have it, and Washington is no exception. This month, WHA released the state's first-ever CKD dashboard on Community Checkup: eight new claims-based measures, built by staff and vetted by Washington health plan leaders, clinicians, and others experts, now public for the first time.

The measures reflect two years of convening across Washington. Working with our members and local and national experts, we identified the gaps and helped build something the state has never had before.

The data is live on Community Checkup. A Washington Learning Collaborative is already turning it into action. See where the state stands.

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5 Things Employers Should Take Away from the WHA's May Forum

Most employers are tracking the wrong number. At WHA's May Forum, the case was clear: medical trend is not the only thing that moves the needle on workforce health. Five takeaways from the day that purchasing employers in Washington should act on.

WHA convenes the employers, health plans, physicians and health systems, and data experts who shape how care is delivered and paid for in Washington state. When they spend a full day on what's working and what isn't, it's worth paying attention.

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From Scribes to Scorecards: How AI Came Up at the WHA May Forum

AI wasn't on the agenda at WHA's May Forum. It showed up anyway. In nearly every session, AI was touched on, not as a future possibility, but as something already changing how care gets delivered in Washington.

WHA exists to drive these conversations. At May's forum, Washington's employers, health plans, and physicians and health systems wrestled with what AI means right now: scribes that give physicians time back, clinical tools that catch what a 15-minute visit misses, and a governance question nobody has fully answered yet.

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Pulse of the Purchaser Survey Closes June 23

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and its member coalitions are fielding the Pulse of the Purchaser Survey to better understand employer perspectives on healthcare affordability, benefit design, workforce strategy, and health and wellbeing.

The survey covers key issues including rising healthcare costs, hospital affordability and transparency, PBM practices, fiduciary oversight, high-cost claims, mental health, women's health, obesity management, and health equity.

The survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete, and individual responses will remain confidential. The final deadline is June 23.

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Join our Members-Only Event

Sept. 22 - Late Afternoon gathering in Seattle: Future Health, Powered by AI – and Our Members

How WHA members are using AI, transparency, and collaboration to build a higher-value health system.

Join us for Future Health, Powered by AI – and Our Members, a cross-sector gathering where employers, labor organizations, providers, and health plans explore how AI, transparency, and collaboration can build a more affordable, higher-value health system for Washington.

The event features a fireside conversation with national innovators, interactive networking across sectors, and a recognition moment honoring members who advanced equity, quality, and system improvement in 2026.

The event runs 3:30 to 5:30 PM at 200 8th Ave N. in Seattle.

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