Medicaid Changes Loom for Bellingham Providers

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  Healthcare providers in Bellingham are preparing for a rise in uninsured patients“Providers such as Unity Care NW that are legally required to serve patients who seek their care regardless of their ability to pay are preparing for a rise in uncompensated care from a growing uninsured patient population.”
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  Federal Medicaid changes are taking effectNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Approximately 9,000 residents in Whatcom County could lose Medicaid coverage“250,000 Washington residents, including 9,000 in Whatcom County, could lose Medicaid coverage.”
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  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in July 2025“The legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or H.R.1, introduced a range of chan”
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  The legislation could result in Washington state losing up to $36 billion in federal funding“Washington state could lose upward of $36 billion in federal funding as a result of the changes, according to KFF , a nonpartisan health research organization.”
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  KFF is a nonpartisan health research organization“Washington state could lose upward of $36 billion in federal funding as a result of the changes, according to KFF , a nonpartisan health research organization.”
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  Unity Care NW is a healthcare provider“Providers such as Unity Care NW that are legally required to serve patients who seek their care regardless of their ability to pay are preparing for a rise in uncompensated care from a growing uninsured patient population.”
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  Unity Care NW is legally required to serve patients regardless of ability to pay“Providers such as Unity Care NW that are legally required to serve patients who seek their care regardless of their ability to pay are preparing for a rise in uncompensated care from a growing uninsured patient population.”
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  Unity Care NW is seeing an increase in uncompensated care“Providers such as Unity Care NW that are legally required to serve patients who seek their care regardless of their ability to pay are preparing for a rise in uncompensated care from a growing uninsured patient population.”
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  The clinic's waiting room features a slideshow warning patients about upcoming changes to MedicaidNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The slideshow warns patients about changes to Medicaid known locally as Apple HealthNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The anticipated rise in uninsured patients has prompted healthcare organizations to strategize ways to minimize the local impact of the changes“For the last year, healthcare organizations and governments have been strategizing to minimize the local impact of an approaching issue: 250,000 Washington residents, including 9,000 in Whatcom County, could lose Medicaid coverage.”
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  The anticipated rise in uninsured patients has prompted governments to strategize ways to minimize the local impact of the changes“For the last year, healthcare organizations and governments have been strategizing to minimize the local impact of an approaching issue: 250,000 Washington residents, including 9,000 in Whatcom County, could lose Medicaid coverage.”