Button Testifies On Bill

On Dec. 2, Charlie Button, the CEO of Dayton General Hospital, gave this testimony in Olympia regarding House Bill 2130 that would change Medicaid reimbursement for all critical access hospitals and reduce Dayton's hospital budget by $404,000. No decision has yet been made by the legislature.

On behalf of the Board of Commissioners of Dayton General Hospital and the residents of Dayton and Waitsburg, Washington, I urge you defeat House Bill 2130.

Our state benefits from the strong network of rural and urban hospitals working together to ensure appropriate care for every patient. House Bill 213...