Washington State recently approved a provision within its Medicaid program in which it will no longer pay hospitals for any emergency department visit deemed as “unnecessary,” and the American College ...

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed legislation that would seek federal permission to implement several exemptions to current Medicaid cost-sharing and benefit standards, according to an ...

House Bill 1392 and Senate Bill 5372 would increase patient access to care by improving Washington state's Medicaid reimbursements for health professionals. The goal of the Medicaid Access Program is ...

A court ruling last week halted federal Medicaid payments going to the nonprofit. Meanwhile, a push is on to reverse state cuts to an abortion access program. Washington state will backfill lost ...

Federal Medicaid cuts from The Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in 202,5 will begin taking effect this year. The cuts could eliminate Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans who rely on it, ...

Public Law 119-21 slashes Medicaid and SNAP, threatening health coverage access. Washington leaders report cuts risk hospital closures and burden county budgets. Medicaid reductions shift care costs ...

For many Washington residents enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid), finding timely outpatient mental health care can feel out of reach. With community resources stretched thin and long waitlists ...