Governor Ferguson signs executive order to mitigate impacts of H.R. 1

Governor Ferguson signs executive order to mitigate impacts of H.R. 1 Publish Date September 03, 2026 Conall.Anderso… September 3, 2026 - 2:23pm Story Body State efforts so far have saved Apple Health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians SEATTLE – Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order today to help mitigate the impacts in Washington state from H.R. 1, federal legislation gutting health care and food assistance nationwide. President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 more than a year ago, cutting more than $1.3 trillion in health care and food assistance nationwide. Many health care coverage impacts are coming in the next several months. Washington is required to implement H.R. 1, and has already been forced to spend nearly $100 million to do so. If Washington state were to pay for everything H.R. 1 cuts, it would cost an estimated $3.2 billion per biennium. Two major impacts are coming in the next several months: Starting Oct. 1, H.R. 1 drastically limits the Medicaid eligibility for lawfully present immigrants. Before the state took action, 14,000 lawful immigrants were set to lose their Apple Health coverage. Starting Jan. 1, more than 600,000 Washingtonians wil

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