Friday, May 05, 2006
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire on the Thursday announced a very high-powered new state health care commission to draft the five-year plan for dealing with the troubles of cost, quality and access.
The governor herself would preside over the committee, in tandem with one of the Legislature's senior health care advocates, state Sen. Pat Thibaudeau, D-Seattle.
Thibaudeau's selection as co-chairwoman is good expected to prompt her departure from a campaign for the re-election. That would clear the way for state Rep. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, to win the 43rd District nomination that is tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic district.
The powerful Service Employees International Union, the state's largest union with 100,000 members, endorsed Murray on the Wednesday, citing his "incredibly strong record of being effective on progressive issues for working people."
"We have a responsibility to ensure that all Washingtonians have access to quality health care that fits within their budget," the governor said before leaving on a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand.
The governor herself would preside over the committee, in tandem with one of the Legislature's senior health care advocates, state Sen. Pat Thibaudeau, D-Seattle.
Thibaudeau's selection as co-chairwoman is good expected to prompt her departure from a campaign for the re-election. That would clear the way for state Rep. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, to win the 43rd District nomination that is tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic district.
The powerful Service Employees International Union, the state's largest union with 100,000 members, endorsed Murray on the Wednesday, citing his "incredibly strong record of being effective on progressive issues for working people."
"We have a responsibility to ensure that all Washingtonians have access to quality health care that fits within their budget," the governor said before leaving on a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand.
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