Washington state health care officials submitted a waiver renewal application for the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) Friday. The MTP is Washington’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver, which is an agreement between the state’s Health Care Authority (HCA) and CMS. It allows the state to implement new policies and use federal Medicaid funds to … Read more
The governors of Washington, Oregon, and California issued a multi-state commitment to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to export their abortion bans to those states. The commitment follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. … Read more
In the face of an exploding wave of COVID-19 infections, driven by the highly-contagious omicron variant, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the state is acquiring 5.5 million at-home tests for residents. The state currently has 800,000 tests on hand, and expects an additional 2 million by Friday. Another 2 million are expected to be delivered … Read more