Enrollees Must Provide Social Security Numbers to Retain Coverage OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The compromise budget proposal released today by the Washington State Legislature will cut 15,000 people off Basic Health coverage.

By TOM BREEN A proposal to open a methadone clinic in Mercer County has led the local Chamber of Commerce to organize a protest caravan headed to the capital today.

By Tom Breen A proposal to open a methadone clinic in Mercer County has led the local Chamber of Commerce to organize a protest caravan headed to Charleston today.

By Gzedit BUREAUCRACY seems to be entangling the dramatic effort to rescue Putnam General Hospital, after its for-profit owner - floundering in a morass of malpractice suits - closed the institution.

By GEORGE HOHMANN DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR Charleston Area Medical Center's request for emergency permission to operate Putnam General Hospital has been put on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit, the state Health Care Authority's lawyer said. On Aug.