Recalled potato chips sold in Oregon and Washington could cause ‘serious adverse health consequences’
The Food and Drug Administration has newly classified the December recall of some Lay’s Classic Potato Chips sold in Oregon ...
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 ...
Confusion reigns for states trying to secure Medicaid dollars
At least 20 states were unable to draw funds from an HHS payment system hours after the White House ordered a pause on the ...
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...
RFK Jr. faced Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary
Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the ...
WA immigration advocates rally for health care, unemployment benefits
Several hundred people gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to support health care and a wage replacement program for ...
Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty ...
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 ...
Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two ...
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Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements
Since the pandemic, hospitals in Washington have lost $4.5 billion, according to the Washington State Hospital Association.
Does Donald Trump's Funding Freeze Impact Medicaid? What We Know
Just one day after the White House announced the federal funding freeze, the Medicaid payment portal went down, according to ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
Over many years, Kennedy has been clear about his beliefs on vaccines in dozens of interviews, podcasts and social media ...