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		<title>Community Foundation Awards $719,000 to SW Washington nonprofits, opens next funding cycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="$719,000 in Focus Grants reached 15 SW Washington nonprofits serving immigrants, patients, and low-income residents in 2026&#039;s first funding cycle." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16634-community-foundation-southwest-washington-focus-grant-free-clinic-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>$719,000 in Focus Grants reached 15 SW Washington nonprofits serving immigrants, patients, and low-income residents in 2026's first funding cycle.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: The ‘free market’ cure that costs twice as much</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Anthony Teso challenges a free-market healthcare proposal, citing $14,885 per-person U.S. spending versus a $7,371 OECD average." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16456-anthony-teso-camas-healthcare-free-market-letter-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Anthony Teso challenges a free-market healthcare proposal, citing $14,885 per-person U.S. spending versus a $7,371 OECD average.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Trading one bad healthcare system for another is not a solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington Policy Center&#039;s Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state&#039;s Universal Health Care Commission ignores free-market alternatives entirely." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16451-elizabeth-new-hovde-washington-policy-center-universal-healthcare.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues the state's Universal Health Care Commission ignores free-market alternatives entirely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Vancouver Clinic begins major expansion in Vancouver-Camas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vancouver Clinic has begun work on a new 45,000-square-foot medical facility in east Clark County, aiming to expand specialty and primary care services by 2027." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-vancouver-clinic-camas-expansion-A.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vancouver Clinic has begun work on a new 45,000-square-foot medical facility in east Clark County, aiming to expand specialty and primary care services by 2027.]]></description>
		
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		<title>PeaceHealth to host open houses at newly acquired Camas and Mill Plain clinics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PeaceHealth is hosting open houses at its newly acquired Camas and Mill Plain clinics, inviting the public to tour the facilities and meet care teams." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-2024_01_15_PeaceHealth-58.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>PeaceHealth is hosting open houses at its newly acquired Camas and Mill Plain clinics, inviting the public to tour the facilities and meet care teams.]]></description>
		
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