A new mental health crisis center in Lynnwood lacks operator, can’t open
Unless the funding challenges seen in Lynnwood — and at similar facilities in Pierce County — are solved, it could put the ...
DOGE broadens sweep of federal agencies, gains access to health payment systems
Associates of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have fanned out across the federal government in recent days, ...
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MultiCare Yakima Memorial, other hospitals statewide helped by Medicaid payment boost
After several years of huge financial losses, hospitals across Washington are doing better financially, in large part due to ...
After Trump order, hospitals suspend some health care for trans youths
Children’s National Hospital this week suspended all new prescriptions, refills and medication administration for trans ...
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and ...
Washington legislators consider universal health care
The Washington Health Trust, a statewide initiative for universal health care, is supporting proposals introduced in both the Senate and House (House Bill 1445 and Senate Bill 5233), according to a ...
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Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat
At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching ...
Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to ...
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
The World Health Organization chief is asking global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s ...