Health Care

'Just The Right Policy': Pete Buttigieg On His 'Medicare For All Who Want It' Plan

The South Bend, Ind., mayor explains his health care overhaul plan — "Medicare for All," as well as private insurance — and differentiates it from other Democratic presidential candidates' plans.

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Pelosi hits Seattle to talk prescription drugs and impeachment

In Seattle today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’s not worried that the effort to impeach President Trump will hurt democrats like Washington’s 8th District congresswoman Kim Schrier.

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Are developmental disability services a constitutional right in Washington?

For years, families of the developmentally disabled in Washington and their advocates have been frustrated that services in an institution, like one of the state’s Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs), are an entitlement, but services in the community are not.

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New services for those with developmental disabilities could be on the way

People with developmental disabilities can be stranded without the resources they need to get by. Washington lawmakers are now looking into how to fill these gaps.

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Tears flow as Seattle Council commits to supporting Native Americans

The Seattle City Council passes a resolution aimed at supporting Native American communities -- especially the crisis involving missing or murdered indigenous women.