Washington Law Says to Alert the Public When Doctors Are Accused of Misconduct. It Can Take Months. ^17.3%

ProPublica - By Ashley Hiruko - 7/8/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 28.2% - Appeal to Authority 11.4% - Hasty Generalization 9.9%

Experts on laws protecting patient safety give Washington state high marks for the types of information it is willing to disclose about doctors accused of wrongdoing. Like other states, Washington lets patients look up doctors by name online to read any state allegations against them. But decades ago, Washington lawmakers created a... more