Health Care

Stanwood Camano News: Legislative bills fly around Olympia   Aim to help veterans, seniors and students Representatives of District 10 in state Legislature have pitched a pile of bills, and the House of Representatives approved many of them in the past week. They won’t become law until approved by the Senate and the governor. Bailey’s bills on aging, student loans Over… Read more »

Anacortes American Town hall brings large crowd of Obamacare supporters  By Briana Alzola  While holding a photo of her son Lucas aloft, Jennifer Salcedo shared the story of how his illness has affected her family and asked U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen to join her in doing everything possible to prevent the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Larsen was in Anacortes for a town hall… Read more »

North County Outlook: Rep. Larsen holds ACA town hall By Christopher Andersson Supporters and detractors of the Affordable Care Act came out to Marysville on Feb. 11 to talk with U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen about the healthcare bill. Larsen, the local Congressman whose district goes from north Everett to Bellingham, hosted a town hall because of the upcoming battle in Washington D.C. over the… Read more »

Town hall brings large crowd of Obamacare supporters • Go Anacortes • Briana Alzola • 2/15/2017 While holding a photo of her son Lucas aloft, Jennifer Salcedo shared the story of how his illness has affected her family and asked U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen to join her in doing everything possible to prevent the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Larsen was in Anacortes for… Read more »

Arlington Times:  Obamacare key topic at Larsen’s town hall meeting By Douglas Buell MARYSVILLE – At a town hall forum hosted by 2nd District Congressman Rick Larsen Saturday to discuss repealing the Affordable Care Act, Paula Townsell of Everett cut to the chase. “If Congress passed to repeal and the president signed it into law immediately, how soon would the… Read more »

Marysville Globe: Larsen’s talk on Obamacare moved to Totem due to popular demand Steve Powell MARYSVILLE – U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will be having a “Town Talk” at Totem Middle Schoo today from 10-11:30 a.m. The site was changed to a larger location than City Hall because of public interest. Larsen wants to hear from the public about the Affordable Care Act and… Read more »

One Green Planet:  Congressman Backs Groundbreaking Bill to End Orca Captivity in the U.S. By Kat Smith Since the release of Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish in 2013, the way that the world views orcas has undergone an amazing transformation. The documentary revealed the story of the late Tilikum, an orca who was responsible for the death of three humans… Read more »

Whidbey News-Times:  Larsen to hold Affordable Care Act ‘Town Talk’ in Anacortes By Jessie Stensland  U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will on Saturday hold a “Town Talk” at Anacortes City Hall to hear directly from his constituents about their questions and concerns on the future of the Affordable Care Act and any other issues important to them. Saturday’s… Read more »

Whidbey News Times: GUEST EDITORIAL: The Affordable Care Act is not dead yet By Rick Larsen Like the “dead” man scene in the classic Monty Python film, the Affordable Care Act is not dead yet. In 2009, I voted for the Affordable Care Act after hearing from more than 15,000 constituents. Largely, the legislation worked as intended. It improved Medicare benefits for seniors,… Read more »

Go Anacortes: Health care law changes could spell disaster for hospital  By Briana Alzola  Big changes could come to Island Hospital this year that could result in major revenue losses. Changes to the Affordable Care Act and the hospital’s current agreement with military insurance Tricare could potentially have disastrous results, hospital CEO Vince Oliver said… Read more »