Citizens for Health Options, Integrity, and Clinical Excellence

Washington CHOICE

Health care choice means being able to freely choose from a full range of healthcare options. Together we can restore true choice in health care to all citizens of Washington State.
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Penalized for Helping

A physician helped a teenage patient get better and in return he was investigated and then penalized by the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission (MQAC) for the treatment he used. Even though the patient and her parents testified on behalf of the doctor, MQAC didn't take in account the patient's or parents testimony when they made the decision to penalize the doctor. MQAC chose to make their decision based on paid-for testimony given by a self proclaimed quackbuster physician who hasn't practiced medicine for over seven years and who has no personal experience with any of the procedures he testified against.
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Contact State Government

Thank you for all your letters, calls and e-mails to the Governor and Department of Health. We can tell they're making a slow but steady difference, so please keep them coming.

Washington State Department of Health, Health Professions Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 47865
Olympia, Washington 98504
Phone: (360)236-4700
E-mail: hpqa.csc@doh.wa.gov

Or you could just go straight to Governor Christine Gregoire:
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, Washington 98504
Phone: (360)902-4111
To send an e-mail, go to: http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/default.htm

Washington State residents, it's very important to contact your State Senator and State Representatives.
Find them at: http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature/ or call 1.800.562.6000.

Donations Appreciated

If you can (we know it isn't possible for everyone) please consider a donation of any size to help make health care choice more possible. Your contributions will help to ensure the continued availability of your right to choose your personal health care options.

Signup For Choice!

If you want to choose your own health care options, we are you! So please join us by signing your name to our list of supporters.

Shocking Report

A shocking report by the Seattle Times revealed the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission's inability to appropriately investigate and punish sex-offending physicians while at the same time aggressively pursuing a holistic MD for demonstrating—but not using—an electrodermal testing machine, charging him with moral turpitude (a charge later dropped), and finally suspending his license for five years.
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