Op-Ed: The continued push for government run health care in Washington state

You have to give some lawmakers in Washington state credit for continuing to push for a state-run, single-payer health care ...
KING5

HCA eyes ‘substantial growth’ of investor-owned hospitals amid rising costs in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s Health Care Authority (HCA) says the state has seen a “substantial growth” in hospitals owned by private-equity investor groups in recent years, a shift occurring ...
Medical Xpress

Why Washington state is building 'stepdown' mental health facilities

Four people sat at a table, coloring with crayons and singing along as rock music played from a TV behind them. First Lynyrd Skynyrd, then The Eagles. The calm, soothing repetition of coloring and the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Washington awarded $181 million from federal rural health fund from ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

The federal allocation to Washington for rural health care appears to have been trimmed because it has not implemented some of President Donald Trump’s goals. Washington was awarded $181 million by ...
KREM

Washington governor applies to program to invest $1 billion into rural health care

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced the state has applied for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, proposing a bipartisan plan to invest $1 billion across five ...