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Sleep doctor pleads guilty to misbranding medical devices provided to Medicaid patients
SPOKANE — Dr. Eric Haegar of Brewster has pleaded guilty to adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. Haegar, 57, led Central Washington Sleep Diagnostic Centers in Wenatchee, Brewster, Moses Lake and Spokane. In June 2021, Phillips Respironics recalled certain CPAP and BiPAP devices...
The Center Square
Report: Spokane among top 10 cities where families spend most on health care
(The Center Square) – Ahead of upcoming premium hikes, a report published Monday ranked Spokane as the ninth-highest city nationwide for where people spend the most on health care and basic medications. According to personal finance website WalletHub, Spokane is the only Northwest city to land in the top 10. The study compared the costs of doctor, dentist and optometrist visits with the prices of ibuprofen and insulin across some of the largest cities nationwide. Seattle ranked 74th and Portland ranked 41st, according to Monday's report. The main metric associated with each position is the cost of health care as a share of median monthly household income. Spokane families make tens of thousands of dollars less than those in Seattle and Portland, but pay a larger share of their income for relatively the same basic care and medications. “As health care gets increasingly more expensive, more and more people find themselves struggling to afford essential services and medicines,” Chip Lupo, WalletHub analyst and writer, wrote in the report. He said some cities have lower prices than elsewhere, but the average income may still not be enough to keep pace with rising costs, even outside health care. Detroit, Mich., topped the
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SPR News Today: How do affordable housing organizations get the land to build on?
The U.S. Senate declined to renew federal Obamacare insurance subsidies and rejected a plan by Idaho’s senior senator to create health savings accounts. With enrollment deadlines approaching, Washington continues to see elevated activity on its health insurance exchange while business returns to normal on Idaho's platform. Skagit County locals...
Gonzaga Bulletin
Office of Health Promotion aims to improve sleep quality for GU students
Partnering with the Office of Health Promotion in the last semester of nursing school, students aimed to research and implement evidence-based practices to enhance the quality of sleep Gonzaga University students achieve. The semester of work culminated with a sleep-focused Health Hut earlier in November. Genevieve Davey, a senior GU...
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Family of man who died in Spokane County jail in 2023 sues county, Deaconess Hospital
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Gabriel's challenge opens community care kiosk
East Idaho News
Thousands to treat a runny nose? New Post Falls hospital’s billing practices under scrutiny
POST FALLS (The Spokesman-Review) — The largest insurance provider in Idaho announced this week that it is seeking a state investigation into how a new hospital in Post Falls is billing its patients by using an arbitration process that it claims has inflated their medical costs. Blue Cross of Idaho said it has engaged multiple times with officials at Post Falls ER & Hospital, located at 497 S. Beck Road, but that the company refuses to become part of the health care provider network. Post Falls ER & Hospital, which opened in August 2024, is owned by Nutex Health Inc., a for-profit provider bas...
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Providence Sacred Heart pauses heart transplants due to staffing gaps
Spokane, Wash.-based Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has temporarily paused its heart transplant program due to a staffing shortage. Providence is helping patients transition to other transplant centers, ensuring they retain their accrued time on the donor waitlist. Patients in the evaluation phase will continue receiving care as referrals are transferred, according to a Nov. 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
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Whitman Hospital Earns Fifth Performance Leadership Award for Outcomes in 2025
Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics has earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Outcomes from The Chartis Center for Rural Health, marking the fifth time the Colfax hospital has received the recognition. The award recognizes rural hospitals performing in the top quartile nationally for quality, outcomes, and patient...