AI reviews rolling out for Medicare in WA for some procedures

My Edmonds News (Health) 9/27 5:26A MyEdmondsNews

Medicare enrollees in Washington may soon need to get additional approval before undergoing some medical procedures, under a controversial new program the federal government will test in a half-dozen...

WA Department of Health launches tool to help residents find free naloxone

My Edmonds News (Health) 7/31 5:52A MyEdmondsNews

The Washington State Department of Health has launched an online tool to help residents quickly locate free naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, including those caused...

Should WA Cares funds be invested in the stock market? Ferguson says yes

My Edmonds News (Health) 7/12 4:16A MyEdmondsNews

Washington’s Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson and Senate Republican Leader John Braun have teamed up to persuade voters to let the state make stock market investments with tax dollars collected for...

Why Washington faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill

My Edmonds News (Health) 7/10 6:06A MyEdmondsNews

A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress passed last week. For years, Astria Health has worked to find a path...