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How Washington Medicaid spending quintupled over a decade
Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to ...
Fiscal Fallout: Washington ‘in the worst budget crisis we've ever had’
Last month, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported that Washington faced running out of money by 2027. With ...
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WA officials warn ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will wreak havoc on Medicaid system
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Washington Republican who represents the eastern quarter of the state including Spokane, ...
A void of Medicaid infrastructure in Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ may result in a customer service nightmare, warn Washington insiders
New Medicaid rules will require 18.5 million people to prove they meet the requirements every year—and that portends a ...
250K Washingtonians may lose Medicaid coverage
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned Friday that 14 hospitals in her home state of Washington may close due to Medicaid cuts in the ...
Fiscal Fallout: Long-term care spending driver of Washington DSHS swelling budget
The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services' spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to ...
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Small Washington hospitals brace for ‘severe’ effects of Medicaid cuts
Small hospitals in Washington state are facing a difficult economic future. Their finances will likely become worse because ...
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States May Have Trouble Tracking Medicaid Patients’ Work Status
Under new federal law, states must verify millions of enrollees’ employment status. Some officials are worried about the ...
Medicaid work requirements cut coverage for thousands in other states. Can NJ do better?
Trump's legislation will require more Medicaid patients to work. In two states that tried it, many lost coverage.
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Why Washington faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill
A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress ...
What Medicaid Recipients Should Know About The 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
Over the next decade, nearly $1 trillion will be cut from Medicaid. Here is what America’s more than 71 million recipients of ...
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Medicaid coverage ending for some in Washington state - MyNorthwest
Medicaid coverage is ending for some in Washington state starting Wednesday as people receiving Medicaid, known as Apple Health in Washington, must resume proving the financial need to continue ...