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Health care companies cry poverty but pay big salaries to …

WEBIn 2022, Providence Health & Services hospitals in Washington state snagged $28 million from the federal government. That was on top of $308 million in …

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Advocates push for Washington to adopt universal health …

WEBA group that has spent years pushing an initiative that would bring single-payer health care to Washington state hopes to get its measure in front of the state …

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Connecting health and homelessness Oct. 13-19, 2021

WEBMultiple studies have found that early childhood trauma is a significant risk factor for homelessness. But, as Ensign points out, because of the stigma associated …

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National public health body recommends cities ditch …

WEBNational public health body recommends cities ditch sweeps policies. At its annual meeting held Nov. 12 to 15, the American Public Health Association (APHA) …

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Health researchers find sweeps may contribute to death, …

WEBA new article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association predicts that continual involuntary displacement — commonly known as sweeps — …

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A decade of deaths: Examining 10 years of data on how …

WEBThis can inflate some numbers, like overdoses, and deflate others, like deaths from natural causes, he warned. An independent advocacy group, Women in Black …

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How the end of COVID-19 public health emergencies …

WEBAt the end of October, the public health state of emergency for COVID-19 will officially end for Washington state and the city of Seattle. In many ways, that is good …

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King County measure would put $1.25 bn over a decade …

WEBThis spring, King County voters could weigh in on whether to approve a new plan to tackle the region’s burgeoning behavioral health care crises.

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King County behavioral health crisis care levy set to pass

WEBKing County voters appear to have approved a new property tax levy to boost funding for behavioral health and establish five new crisis centers in the April 25 special …

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Washingtonians deserve better dental care, and dental …

WEBAccess to a healthy mouth and smile shouldn’t depend on our income, our race or where we live. Yet here in Washington, that is precisely what is happening. …

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As the smoke clears, a look at King County’s SafeStart ventilation

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic, while catastrophic, brought about an unprecedented influx of federal cash for cities and counties. While that didn’t go so well …

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Covid-19 update Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2022 Real Change

WEBIn the past month, King County hospitals have seen a 700 percent increase in the average number of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations, straining hospital resources …

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Words hurt, especially when talking about mental illness

WEBWhen a person experiencing mental illness hears stigmatizing words, they often feel ashamed and hopeless. They feel defined by the label rather than somebody …

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The cost of living Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2022 Real Change

WEBThe private health-care sector is byzantine, and even people with coverage can find themselves saddled with massive medical debt. Stanford economist Neale …

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Mayor Murray announces new mobile medical clinic for homeless …

WEBMayor Ed Murray announced a new walk-in mobile medical clinic July 6 that will operate at various sites around Seattle to fill the gaps in health care for the …

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State budget cuts loom, starting with dental benefits

WEBRace is not the problem, racism is, Lester said. The cuts are not a foregone conclusion. While the HCA was asked to submit proposals to cut 15% out of its budget …

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Book Review: 'What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, …

WEBWhen Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha had an old college friend over for a barbecue, she wasn’t expecting to get drawn into a protracted fight with the city, the …

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New law promises to give half of birthing people access to doulas

WEBClockwise from top left, Surge Reproductive Justice organizer Jasmyne Bryant, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley, Doulas for All Coalition member Dur’Shrika Moore, …

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Killer heat: King County creates plan to protect people from …

WEBDuring the June 2021 heat wave, a gas station in North Seattle had nearly empty shelves of water due to people’s needs. Photo by Samira George.

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