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Vancouver Clinic CEO Mark Mantei to retire at the end of 2025

April 8, 2025, 4:45pm Clark County Health

Vancouver Clinic CEO Mark Mantei announced Tuesday that he will retire from his position at the end of the year. Read story

‘Let’s not panic, but let’s prepare for the future’: Clark County reeling from Columbia River Mental Health’s abrupt suspension of services

April 5, 2025, 6:14am Business

As Columbia River Mental Health Services explores ways to restore behavioral health programs it suspended last week, patients and advocates are still reeling. Read story

Proposed WA tax on social media platforms would fund support for youth behavioral health

April 8, 2025, 10:43am Northwest

State lawmakers are considering a new tax on social media platforms to help fund behavioral health care for Washington youth. Read story

U.S. boosts Medicare payments to insurers by over $25 billion

April 8, 2025, 9:52am Health

The U.S. government will pay private Medicare Advantage plans more money next year than it originally proposed in January, a major win for insurance companies that have faced increasing scrutiny in Washington. Read story

Craig Pridemore and supporters react to early election results at Grant House.

Columbia River Mental Health Services names Craig Pridemore as interim CEO

Craig Pridemore and supporters react to early election results at Grant House.

April 3, 2025, 5:53pm Clark County Health

Columbia River Mental Health Services, which abruptly suspended some operations March 24 due to financial woes, announced Thursday it has hired its former CEO back. Also Thursday, the Cowlitz Tribal Foundation announced that it extended $1.6 million in emergency funding to the agency. Read story

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown listens to a question during a news conference after a hearing in federal court in Seattle, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, over President Donald Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth.

Washington sues over RFK Jr.’s canceled health funding

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown listens to a question during a news conference after a hearing in federal court in Seattle, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, over President Donald Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth.

April 1, 2025, 1:42pm Health

Washington was among 23 states that sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the cancellation of $12 billion in federal funding to address infectious diseases, substance abuse and mental illness, including about $160 million for Washington. Read story

FILE - Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023.

Proposed ban on flavored tobacco products is revived in WA Legislature

FILE - Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023.

April 1, 2025, 7:31am Health

Democratic lawmakers have revamped their approach to banning flavored tobacco products in Washington. Read story

Government officials join staff and supporters at the opening of Columbia River Mental Health Services’ NorthStar Clinic in August 2023.

Columbia River Mental Health finds means to offer some services but cash flow problems that started last year remain

Government officials join staff and supporters at the opening of Columbia River Mental Health Services’ NorthStar Clinic in August 2023.

March 28, 2025, 2:19pm Clark County Health

After announcing earlier this week it would suspend operations, Columbia River Mental Health Services has found a way to continue providing select behavioral health programs, including methadone distribution at its NorthStar Clinic — at least for now. Read story

FILE - A chief nursing officer walks down a hallway in the recently reopened emergency room at a hospital  in Houma, La., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Patients worried about getting smacked with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection in January 2022 from a new federal law. The No Surprises Act prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients higher rates because the care providers are not in their insurer's coverage network.

Hospital price transparency bill in Washington Legislature gets reworked

FILE - A chief nursing officer walks down a hallway in the recently reopened emergency room at a hospital  in Houma, La., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Patients worried about getting smacked with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection in January 2022 from a new federal law. The No Surprises Act prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients higher rates because the care providers are not in their insurer's coverage network.

March 27, 2025, 7:44am Health

A bill in the Washington Legislature to make hospital pricing more transparent for consumers is still in play, but its scope has narrowed during the legislative process. Read story

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

‘The proposed cuts would not spare anyone in’ Washington; Clark County health care providers concerned about Medicaid cuts

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

March 8, 2025, 6:11am Clark County Health

The local impact of a Republican-led proposal to potentially cut Medicaid remains unclear, as some of Clark County’s largest health care providers are still unsure of the long-term consequences. Read story