The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood and platelets to maintain a stable supply for patients, and is offering a limited-edition T-shirt to donors who participate between March 30 and April 12.
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Dr. Sandra Valenciano Selected To Lead Public Health Seattle/King County
Dr. Sandra Valenciano has been appointed as the next Director of Public Health – Seattle and King County, pending confirmation by the Metropolitan King County Council and Seattle City Council.
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Free Toolkit Helps Washington Residents Prepare For Medicare Enrollment
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner is offering a free Medicare Jumpstart Toolkit to help eligible residents prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
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State Revokes And Suspends Licenses Of Health Care Providers
The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary action against several health care providers in King County, including revoking, suspending, or otherwise disciplining licenses for unlicensed practice, patient privacy violations, and other offenses.
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Georgia’s Medicaid Expansion Faces Challenges
Georgia’s Pathways program, the state’s limited Medicaid expansion, has been costly to run, frustrating for enrollees to navigate, and disruptive to other public benefit systems, with millions of Americans soon to face similar byzantine state systems and work rules.
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Officials Issue Shellfish Harvesting Ban From Alki Beach To Dash Point
The Washington State Department of Health has closed several beaches in the Seattle area to recreational shellfish harvesting due to the presence of dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP).
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Double-Digit ACA Premium Increases Loom As Federal Subsidies Decline
Insurers are seeking double-digit premium increases for 2026 due to rising medical costs and uncertainty over the expiration of the ACA’s enhanced tax credits, which could lead to a 75% increase in the average premium cost and a 57% drop in ACA enrollment.
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Research Cuts Threaten Breakthroughs In Veterans’ Health
The Million Veteran Program, a genetic database of over a million retired military service members, is in limbo due to a lack of agreements with the Energy Department for computing power, while the VA’s research arm has been buffeted by layoffs, contract cuts, and canceled research.
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Surprise Medical Bills Persist Despite No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act has helped to protect patients from some surprise medical bills, but it does not cover all types of unexpected charges, leaving many patients still vulnerable to unexpected bills.
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How Much Travel Nurses Earn In Seattle, Washington
Canva Written by Stacker Many nurses enter the profession to help others, but long hours, stress, and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on the profession, contributing to shortages throughout the health care sector. Traveling nurses alleviate some of these shortages, providing short-term relief to overburdened staff. Vivian Health analyzed its proprietary […]
