Another $122M from opioid settlements now available to Washington More than 100 local governments in Washington are now eligible to claim their share of $122.2 million in settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers, the Washington state attorney general’s office said Monday. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Judge rules Trump administration cannot block Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood A federal judge on Monday ruled that Congress and the Trump administration are not allowed to stop Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood. A Martínez
Medical groups are concerned that RFK Jr. may dismiss a panel of primary care experts The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care. Pien Huang
Trump cuts could leave 250,000 Washingtonians without health coverage, shutter rural hospitals State leaders and hospital officials say the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump could impact the access of hundreds of thousands of Washington residents to health care, especially in rural parts of the state. Gabrielle Healy
Washington prepares for end of 988 crisis line support tailored to LGBTQ+ youth Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
A look at how Georgia's Medicaid work requirement has been going The tax cut and spending bill Congress just passed contains new work requirements for Medicaid. Georgia has a system, but eligible recipients have had problems with getting and staying enrolled. Jess Mador
Mayo Clinic medical residents' training includes improv classes to improve patient relationships Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients. Catharine Richert
Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean? The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores. Alana Wise
Medicaid's many different names may cause confusion about who's losing coverage Medicaid programs go by so many different names across the country that advocates and experts warn people may not know they're losing their coverage until it's too late. Abigail Ruhman
Some states rebrand Medicaid to reduce stigma. That's confusing recipients Many states rebranded their Medicaid programs years ago to reduce stigma — MassHealth in Massachusetts, for instance — but some research shows that the name changes have confused recipients. Alexandra Olgin