I am extremely proud of the great strides Washington has made to ensure everyone in our state will have access to quality, affordable health care.”
5/16/2012 - Washington state awarded $128 million grant to implement new Health Insurance Exchange
05/04 - Along with Secretary of Health Mary Selecky, I have announced a series of new emergency efforts to help curb the state’s whooping cough epidemic. The bottom line is that adults and teens need to be vaccinated, or get a booster shot, to prevent additional infections. Whooping cough poses a very significant — and possibly fatal — threat to young children and infants. And it is a disease most often passed on by infected adults who do not have up-to-date vaccinations. Read more »