Obamacare vs Texas: Washington has skin in the game at the next ACA Supreme Court challenge ‘Hey, wait a second, Judge. If the Department of Justice won't defend that law, let us do it.’ Andy Hurst
How’s our country's health care? Not the worst, or the best Ezekiel Emanuel explains why, and what needs to change John O'Brien
Lines for this Covid-19 testing van stretch for hours in King County, and now it’s running out of money The van was created to remove barriers to testing for vulnerable people and people of color who have the highest rates of Covid-19 in King County Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage under almost all health care plans. Nina Totenberg
In Arizona, Nearly 1 In 4 Coronavirus Tests Now Comes Back Positive The percentage of positive tests in Arizona is more than three times higher than the national average, and hospital capacity has become a concern. Will Stone
UW Medicine to temporarily furlough thousands, close psychiatric unit University of Washington Medicine is temporarily furloughing roughly 5,500 workers. The institution is citing financial losses of roughly $500 million due to the pandemic. The move will lead to the temporary closure of a small psychiatric unit at the UW Medicine Montlake campus. Kate Walters
Community Health Centers Struggling As Fewer People Seek Care During Pandemic Many immigrants and people with low incomes already saw preventive care as a luxury. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has created another barrier to their seeking and receiving health care. Marisa Peñaloza
Covid-19, tuberculosis, meningitis — it's all business as usual for this nurse of 50 years Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Kristin Leong
Frustrated WA nursing homes welcome news of Covid beds, PPE In King County, more than 60 percent of all Covid-19 deaths have been among residents, staff and visitors to long-term care facilities. State officials now plan designated facilities and PPE distribution to reduce virus transmission there. Amy Radil
Internal ICE Reviews Of Two Immigrant Deaths Stoke Fears About COVID-19 Care As COVID-19 spreads in detention, ICE documents shared with NPR reveal new details about the health care provided to two immigrants who died in 2017. Those facilities now face coronavirus outbreaks. Joel Rose
