Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Health care

Verdant Health Commission opens 2027 funding cycle

The Verdant Health Commission is accepting funding applications from community nonprofits and agencies serving South Snohomish County residents. The application period runs from June 1 through July 10, 2026....

Where Affordable Care Act insurance coverage has dropped most in WA

Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers afford the plans. About...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Negotiations threaten Premera coverage for more than 100K MultiCare patients in WA

Starting in June, Washingtonians on Premera Blue Cross insurance may no longer pay in-network rates at MultiCare hospitals and clinics, if the insurer and healthcare organization can’t agree on...

Latino farmworkers face high rates of long COVID but barriers delay diagnosis

The first time Dr. Anita Chopra had a long COVID patient, she cried. It was two years after the pandemic, she said, when the once-healthy patient described symptoms of weakness,...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Sponsored: Lahai Health delivers free medical care to Snohomish and King County residents

My Neighborhood News Network has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community. Lahai Health, which provides...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Washington law will make it easier for state to distribute its abortion pill stockpile

Washington earlier this year had to return 30,000 expiring doses from its abortion pill stockpile to the manufacturer. A state law signed Saturday seeks to ensure remaining pills the state...

Verdant appoints Alison Poulsen as new superintendent

The Verdant Health Commission at its Wednesday, Feb. 25 meeting appointed Alison Poulsen as its new superintendent, effective April 13. Sarah Zabel will continue to serve as interim superintendent...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Sponsored: South County Fire’s Community Resource Program delivers coordinated and compassionate crisis response

My Neighborhood News Network has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community.  Zane grew up in...

After loss of tax credits, WA sees a drop in insurance coverage

About 19,000 fewer Washingtonians enrolled in health insurance through the state’s online marketplace amid the loss of federal subsidies. The decline didn’t appear to be as precipitous as feared. State...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Code Red declared as dangerously low blood supply affects hospitals and emergency centers

Two of the three regional blood banks serving Washington state are facing a severe blood shortage due to the lingering effects from heavy rains and floods in December, combined...

Sponsor spotlight: An introduction to animal massage therapy — Your pet can’t tell you it hurts with words

I used to think I knew my dog's body language pretty well. I noticed the different tail wags, the uncertainty of her side eye, the subtle ear shifts that...

Welcome to new advertiser Standing Strong Massage

My Neighborhood News Network is pleased to welcome new advertiser Standing Strong Massage. Owner Kristin Schwartz is a licensed and insured mobile animal massage therapist, serving animals (usually dogs...

Measles outbreak declared in Snohomish County after three new cases

The Snohomish County Health Department on Thursday confirmed three new measles cases this week in local children who were exposed to a contagious family visiting from South Carolina. These...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

Sponsor spotlight: Local dentist helps uninsured adults

Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...

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