A federal rule aimed at improving patient outcomes in nursing homes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic will no longer be enforced, with health authorities saying it unduly burdened rural and tribal communities.
Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage.
Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies.
The operator of Kadlec Regional Medical Center reported improving financial circumstances for the third quarter of 2025, though its leaders anticipate headwinds that stress the need for continued diligence.
Two new medical clinics are set to open inthe Tri-Cities on Nov. 17. One is the long-planned Pasco clinic of a small Central Washington health care provider, while the other is the first local urgent care clinic from a western Washington health care provider.
A Seattle-based health care provider has bought a new and unused in-patient mental health clinic and is planning to use it for its own in-patient services beginning in spring 2026.
In their competition for rural health care dollars from a new federal fund, states are seeking money to bolster emergency services, address chronic diseases, and recruit and train more doctors and nurses.
Voters were giving the go-ahead Tuesday for the state to make stock market investments with payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program.
The Tri-Cities' fully free health care provider has received a big lift to expand its ability to serve the mental health needs of its hundreds of clients.
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