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Medicaid explained
90 percent of Americans think Medicaid is important to our health care system and the benefits reach far and wide. That is, once they understand it.
3:41Nisha and Randy Morris and their daughter Nathasha are a regular California family. Except when Nathasha falls asleep, she stops breathing. Because of...
Mapping out equitable care
See how Providence St. Joseph Health invests in communities to improve the health of those covered by Medicaid and vulneable populations...
Medicaid study reinforces that housing is health care
Study finds Medicaid costs decrease when people with very low incomes have secure housing.
Study shows support for Medicaid
Americans overwhelmingly support Medicaid, according to a national study by Providence St. Joseph Health. The new study provides valuable insights as lawmakers consider the future of Medicaid.
What is Providence St. Joseph Health? We’re a family of organizations across seven western states that share a belief that health care is a human right. Learn more about us and where we serve.
PSJH joins Pearl Jam to end homelessness
As part of the Pearl Jam campaign to end homelessness in Seattle, PSJH is supporting a modular shelter project that will accommodate 72 people per night, helping those in unauthorized encampments.
Giving a voice to the vulnerable
You might be surprised to learn who is covered by Medicaid; they are likely people you know—loved ones, neighbors or work friends.
Hospitals are fed up with drug companies, so they’re starting their own
A group of major American hospitals, battered by price spikes on old drugs and long-lasting shortages of critical medicines, has launched a mission-driven, not-for-profit generic drug company...
Our caregivers and community partners work together to meet vital local needs. Read our 2017 community benefit report.
Upstream causes of homelessness and the search for solutions
Housing expert Timothy Zaricznyj looks at the connections between taxes, health insurance, mental health and secure housing...
Housing is health care
A new series from a housing expert takes a deep dive into the relationship between housing and health.
Health, healing and politics: Why we speak up
We are advocates on behalf of everyone we serve, especially those on the margins...
Community benefit report
Providence St. Joseph Health identifies community needs and creates lasting solutions. In 2017, this investment totaled more than $1.6 billion in community benefit across seven states.
Strange bedfellows? Group unites old foes in hunt for health fix
Some big names in health care want to fix what they see as a broken system. First, they are mending fences.
Talking with POLITICO about the future of health in America
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Dan Diamond of POLITICO Pulse, a daily briefing on health care politics and policy. We discussed the current state of traditional hospital systems and...
It takes a village: Providence's Dr. Rhonda Medows on health care amid uncertainty
'When the community comes together, that's when I feel like we do our best work,' Medows says.
A healthy return
Advocates investing in troubled communities hope to bring about more than just surface-level change.
When the sky falls
When the sky fell for Jennifer, she lost her husband and best friend. All their plans were gone, along with coverage for her girls. But Medicaid stood in the gap.
PSJH makes population health progress