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From a House of Delegates resolution in 2018 to the governor’s desk, Washington now joins the growing number of states choosing to elevate primary care. On Thursday morning, Gov. Jay Inslee signed SB 5589, which will add primary care spending measurement and reporting to the activities of the Health Care Cost Transparency Board. The bill…

Washington state’s Chief Science Officer indicated that while COVID-19 therapeutics have been in short supply in the past, they are available now. COVID-19 therapeutics including monoclonal antibodies Sotrovimab, Bebtelovimab and Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab (Evusheld) and antiviral medications Molnupiravir and Paxlovid are available in Washington state through allocations from the federal government. The medications are available by prescription…