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Article: Employers, King County, Wash., to Tackle Rapid Rise in Health-Care Costs.
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- June 15, 2004
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By Keith Ervin, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 15--King County government will work with other employers to create a regional partnership aimed at curbing the rapid increase in employee health-care costs.
King County Executive Ron Sims yesterday endorsed his Health Advisory Task Force's recommendation that employers, employees, health-care providers and health-plan managers work together to find more cost-effective ways of dealing with health issues.
By focusing on "evidence-based" treatments, doctors and hospitals can provide more appropriate care, task-force members said. A key to improved treatment, members ...