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syllabus

POSSIBLE POLICY AREAS

1.    Prescription Drugs

2.    Medicare RX

3.    Tribal Health Issues in Washington State

4.    WA State Medicare/Medicaid Integration

5.    HIPAA II

6.    Mental Health Parity

7.    Thurston County Access Issues

8.    Workplace Ergonomics/national and local

9.    Complementary/Alternative Medicine Coverage

10.   Payment Mechanisms as Cost Containment

11.   Health Care Vouchers

12.   Liability Reform

13.   WA State Initiative for Universal Health/OIC

14.   Patient Engagement (e.g., greater cost sharing, on line health education, cafeteria plans or other benefit options, etc.)

15.   State comparisons models that have been employed for access, coverage, costs containment or other   areas.

16.    Corrections and Health Care in WA
17.   Other