The federal funding comes amid steep cuts to Medicaid under H.R. 1, as well as state-level reductions, health experts say.

Washington is set to receive $181 million in federal funding this year to boost rural health care amid drastic Medicaid cuts.

Through it all, one state ranked as the healthiest in the nation: New Hampshire.

The proposed budget would tweak the state's Medicaid funding policies in ways that health care providers say would cause ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent emergency declaration for Washington state signals continued federal ...

Research shows people experiencing food insecurity often suffer from chronic health conditions due to a lack of proper nutrition. Now, a group of Washington food banks is working to change it. The ...

Washington is one of the top states in the West for children's health care, according to a new report. Washington ranked 12th in the nation on WalletHub's 2025 list of "best and worst" states for ...

Washington public health departments will see a slight reduction in state funding for basic services over the next two years, but the severity and local impacts of that loss on the Kitsap Peninsula ...

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero Washington began to offer Medicaid-like health care coverage last year for thousands of low-income immigrants living in the state without legal status. Now, with talks over ...

Four years after arriving from Texas, Dr. Umair Shah is on his way out of the state Department of Health. Shah announced last month he would not seek another term as Washington’s secretary of health, ...