WA hospitals facing ‘unsustainable’ financial losses, in danger of cutting services
Washington’s hospitals are facing massive financial losses after the first quarter of 2022, placing the state’s health care system in the most precarious situation many hospital leaders say they’ve seen in their lives. According to a recent survey conducted by the Washington State Hospital Association, hospitals across the state suffered a net loss of about $929 million in the first three months of 2022. While operating revenue increased by 5%, operating expenses increased by 11%, which — combined with nonoperating investment losses — resulted in a total loss of about 13% Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump. The panel on Thursday examined Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, as hundreds of his supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol, guiding viewers minute-by-minute through the deadly afternoon to show how long it took for the former president to call off the rioters. The panel focused on 187 minutes that day, between the end of Trump’s speech calling for supporters to march to the Capitol at 1:10 p.m. and a video he released at 4:17 p.m. telling the rioters they were “very special” but they had to go home. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Scott Applewhite/AP)
Some WA Republicans vote against protecting contraceptive access, same-sex marriage
Washington’s three Republican congresspeople voted Thursday against legislation intended to protect access to contraception nationwide, just two days after two of the three voted against a bill to protect same-sex marriage. Democrats brought up the vote on high-profile social issues they see as potentially under attack following the Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights. Republicans said the votes were rushed for election-year messaging purposes. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
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