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OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new law expanding consumers’ protections from surprise medical bills also adds new protections for patients seeking care for a behavioral health or substance use disorder emergency. Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler recently urged other state regulators to take similar actions. 

“We have a behavioral health crisis in our country, and even with strong mental health parity laws, we know that people may not get the coverage they’re entitled to,” said Kreidler. “We know that critical behavioral health emergency care is being delivered by providers…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Michael Aramde of Seattle and Lamin Jatta, of Shoreline, have been added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s most wanted after they failed to appear in King County Superior Court to face felony charges of filing false insurance claims. 

If you have information that may lead to their arrests, please contact your local law enforcement agency, or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

In May, Michael Aramde was charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim after an investigation by CIU. The investigation alleges that on Jan. 9,…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Vincent Labarbera, of Vancouver, Wash., has been added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s most wanted after he failed to appear in Clark County Superior Court to face felony charges of filing a false insurance claim and attempted first degree theft. Clark County issued a bench warrant for his arrest. 

If you have information that may lead to his arrest, please contact your local law enforcement agency or contact Kreidler's Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU).

Labarbera was charged after an investigation by CIU. According to CIU’s investigation,…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – In a 5-4 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and allows states to ban abortion before viability. Chief Justice Roberts wrote a separate opinion upholding the Mississippi law without voting to overturn Roe v. Wade. The decision effectively bans abortion in 17 states. Washington state is one of 16 states, plus D.C., that protects the right of a pregnant person to access abortion, and it's one of six states that requires health plans to cover abortion services, if the plan covers maternity services.…