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Spokane County commissioner urges state fix for Maddie’s Place, warns of public‑health funding cuts
Summary
In a monthly update, Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldrep said she lobbied in Olympia for a Medicaid change to support Maddie's Place, expressed concern that proposed state cuts could strip "millions" from the Spokane Regional Health District, and said she sponsored two resolutions urging the state to keep funding essential public‑health services.
Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldrep said she spent recent weeks pressing state lawmakers to address county priorities, including a proposed Medicaid change to support Maddie's Place and measures to protect local public‑health funding.
"Including finding a Medicaid fix to support Maddie's place," Waldrep said, describing an interview with a state senator and her testimony in Olympia on a bill to change state health rules so the Spokane facility could receive Medicaid funding for infants exposed…
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