Thursday, November 13, 2025

Health care

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Sticker shock: WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes

The roughly 300,000 Washingtonians who buy health insurance through the state’s online marketplace are set for a rude awakening as they begin shopping for plans. That’s because premiums for individual...

Medicare Basics presentation at Asian Service Center Oct. 11

The Asian Service Center, in partnership with Humana, invites the public to a free community presentation at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 on the basics of Medicare and the...

U.S. Rep. Larsen, Snohomish County health leaders strategize as federal cuts near

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen Friday met with members of the Verdant Health Commission and other local health care providers at the Verdant office in Lynnwood to discuss the impact...

Overlake and MultiCare unveil new emergency department in Lynnwood

Overlake Medical Center and Clinics and MultiCare Health System celebrated the grand opening of their new neighborhood emergency department in Lynnwood with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 1. The...

AI reviews rolling out for Medicare in WA for some procedures

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...

Healthcare Summit Sept. 24 to address workforce and policy Challenges in Snohomish County

Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC), in collaboration with the Future Workforce Alliance of Snohomish County, will host this year’s annual Healthcare Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 24, connecting the community...

Insurance rates on WA health care exchange set to surge

Top U.S. House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries traveled here Friday to decry rising health insurance costs he says are driven by recent actions from congressional Republicans and the Trump administration. Low-income...

Edmonds College launches health care post-baccalaureate program to enhance access to graduate school

Edmonds College is introducing a post-baccalaureate program designed to increase accessibility to graduate education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies and physical therapy. “Whether you're navigating prerequisite courses, seeking...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Advocates Recovery Services offering free medical clinic Aug. 22

Advocates Recovery Services is hosting a free medical clinic in Lynnwood, offering checkups, wound care, narcan training and basic health services to all who need it, whether you're uninsured,...

U.S. News & World Report names Providence Swedish among nation’s best hospitals in 2025

Providence Swedish hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region have again been recognized for their overall excellence, as well as excellence in specialty areas in U.S. News & World Report’s...

At Washington Health Care Authority, workers are warned of layoffs

Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges. Though how many could lose their jobs and when aren’t known, the...

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

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

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...

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 passed last week. For years, Astria Health has worked to find a path...

Washington faces major lag in state inspections of hospitals

Washington state inspectors are way behind in their examinations of hospitals and fail to investigate when hospitals report errors they made in caring for patients. That’s the word from a...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Sponsored: Nonprofit Showcase — Community Health Center of Snohomish County helps boost teens’ dental health with no-cost exams 

My Neighborhood News Network has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community.  Imagine being a teenager...

WA Medicaid data shared with federal immigration authorities, report says

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard Washington is one of a few states whose Medicaid data has reportedly been shared with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which could use...