Doug Hetherington is VP of Employee Benefits with the Echelon Group in Boise, Idaho. Echelon provides a variety of services, ranging from individual insurance and asset management to employee benefits and retirement plans.

Health insurance companies who operate in Washington and who provide plans that include maternity care will be required by the legislation to cover elective abortions and contraceptives.

One prominent health insurance provider reported earnings of $1.3 billion in 2017 and said it grew its membership by 315,000.

The surgery went fine. Her doctors left for the day. Four hours later, Paulina Tam started gasping for air. Internal bleeding was cutting off her…