Washington Ambulance Companies Faring Better After Medicaid Boost
The increase of nearly $14 million applies specifically to non-emergency Medicaid calls, which had not had a boost in funding for 19 years.
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Gov. Inslee, Legislature Helping Ambulance Companies With Costs
Washington Ambulance Association President Mike Battis says the Medicaid reimbursement rate for ambulance trips hasn't been adjusted since 2004.
Rep Schrier Asking Biden Administration For Emergency Over RSV
Schrier wrote an opinion column in the Seattle Times with Seattle Children's Hospital CEO Jeff Sperring.
Confluence Health Freezes Hiring For Non Clinical Positions
Confluence Health in Wenatchee is placing a temporary freeze on the hiring of most non-clinical positions.
The health care provider says the move is intended to cut mounting losses, including $13 million in the third quarter of this year...
Chelan County Commissioners Discuss Problems at Federal Level
Commissioner Kevin Overbay says a major problem is that Medicare and Medicaid coverage from the national level is stripped out for people incarcerated in county jails.