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Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle now. I'm Patricia Murphy with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Wednesday,

July 9th. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is planning to backfill funding for Planned

parenthood potentially slashed by President Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill. Scott Greenstone has

more on that story. Trump's tax and spending bill doesn't allow Medicaid funding to go to Planned Parenthood,

potentially costing the organization millions in Washington alone.

A judge has temporarily suspended that provision, but if Trump wins on appeal,

Governor Ferguson promised on Wednesday to backfill $11 million from the state's health care authority.

It really is sometimes difficult to find the words to communicate just how cruel and wrong something is.

But this bill, my God, you know, the impacts will be affecting Washingtonians for years.

Planned Parenthood is known as an abortion provider, but offers other

low-cost health care services as well. Ferguson and the Democrats have made cuts of their own this year.

They recently passed a budget slashing the state's abortion access fund by half. Scott Greenstone,

KOWW News. The sweeping federal budget bill is expected to hit other health care facilities as well.

Small hospitals in Washington State are facing a difficult economic future.

As Oregon Public Broadcasting's Eric Newman reports, they may struggle with finances as a result of the bill.

On Washington State's southwest coast, the critical access hospital

Ocean Beach Health is facing serious threats from Medicaid cuts. Last year, their profit was just $8,000.

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