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Across the nation, communities will gather this month to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Many events will be held virtually due to ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 while vaccines become more available. ...

Above: Dr. Jim Polo of Regence (upper right) discusses behavioral health at this month’s State of Reform conference, along with Tom Sebastian of Compass Health (upper left); Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra (lower left); and Dr. Sasha Waring of ...

Nurse Sandra Lindsay made history as the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14, 2020, marking a critical turning point in a pandemic that has claimed more than 361,000 American lives. Since then, the federal government has ...

Even in the best of years, the fall and winter months can be an emotionally challenging time for many people. Feelings of sadness or depression, sometimes referred to as the “winter blues” or Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.), can increase during ...

Regence and MultiCare Health System have partnered to deploy a first-in-the-nation value-based model that delivers better health outcomes to members at lower costs while simplifying administration for health care providers.

As our community continues to face historic challenges on many fronts, we’ve also seen organizations and people step up in 2020 to help others with equally historic generosity and support. This includes the company Sock It to Me, which recently ...

One of the takeaways from this year’s GeekWire Summit is that the health care industry is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with grit, compassion, and innovation. Day after day in October, experts used the event’s Regence Health Tech Stage to talk ...

Today Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, Regence BlueShield and Aledade announced a new, multi-year value-based collaboration aimed at delivering better, simpler and more affordable health care for members.

You’ve been waiting, and now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine. But what does it mean for you, and how can you get it? Vaccines will be released in phases, even as early ...

This winter, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues during the normal flu season, how will you know which virus you may have should you start feeling sick? “It’s hard to tell the two of them apart,” says Dr. Drew Oliveira, senior executive medical director for Regence. “Both can cause a fever, a cough, a sore throat and even give you a runny nose.”