President Donald Trump’s proposed spending cuts to Medicaid could cost Washington state an estimated $700 million annually.

Officials with the Washington State Hospital Association say a Republican legislation in the U.S House would cut Medicaid and erode access to care.

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He should veto lawmakers' combined reimbursement cuts and higher taxes on hospitals, or risk them leading to declines in ...

Tensions flared at a community meeting held at Seattle University regarding the proposed location for a second King County ...

The lawsuit filed April 1 by 23 states and the District of Columbia sought to immediately halt $11 billion in cuts, alleging ...

The Washington State Hospital Association says federal cuts to Medicaid may cause hospitals and health care providers in rural areas to lose millions of dollars.

Across the United States, abortion clinics are continuing to close their doors, even in states where the procedure remains ...

The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord. It’s usually large and relatively flat, composed of blood vessels, stem and ...

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. Here ...

Starbucks Workers United, the union that represents workers at 570 of Starbucks' 10,000 company-owned U.S. stores, said the dress code should be subject to collective bargaining.