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Thousands in Washington state lose Apple Health coverage as Trump’s changes take effect - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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About 11,000 refugees, asylum-seekers and other lawful immigrants in Washington will lose health insurance starting Thursday, as a significant federal change to Medicaid eligibility takes effect. Beginning in October, President Donald Trump’s House Resolution 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill that Congress passed last year, will push hundreds of thousands of people nationwide with certain immigration statuses off Medicaid, or Apple Health in Washington. The result, local providers and heal
What to know about bird flu in Washington state - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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For the past three years,a novel form of bird flu has wiped out millions of animals in the United States, from snow geese to backyard chickens. But conversations around the outbreak have grown more urgent in recent months, as Louisiana recorded the country's first human death from bird flu in January and the death toll for animals continues to rise. In Washington, about 2.2 million commercial, backyard and wild birds have tested positive for Type A H5N1 influenza, including 52 backyard flocks an
Ferguson moves to prepare Washington state for looming Medicaid changes - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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Major changes to Medicaid coverage will land in Washington as soon as next month, pushing the state’s top public officials and health leaders on Thursday to announce a plan to try to soften the blow of the coming losses. In an executive order signed at a Seattle community clinic, Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to bring state hospital and healthcare agencies together to stay on top of possible barriers and disruptions to coverage and to spread awareness about impacts of House Resolution 1, the so-cal
How Seattle medical providers delivered a baby gorilla by C-section (opens the original)
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Of the thousands of babies Dr. Emily Norland has helped deliver, this one stood out. The 5.4-pound newborn was quiet when he came into the world in May. He was wrinkly, with thick skin and covered in dark hair. He was the first gorilla to ever be born by cesarean section at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. The unusual delivery — followed by a curious postpartum saga — meant bringing in some help from a team of local doctors, including Norland, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Providence Swedish
Amtrak suspends Seattle-Portland service indefinitely - The Daily Chronicle (opens the original)
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Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is on hold indefinitely after a fire tore through a vacant warehouse near the Oregon train station last week. Almost all northbound train traffic has been restricted, Amtrak said in a statement, due to damage from the blaze at the 100-year-old building, which sits a half-mile from Portland's Union Station. Substitute buses were running between Seattle and Portland to replace some trains, while other lines were canceled completely, Amtrak said. Oregon D
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