Make Astria Toppenish eligible for critical access hospital status

Newhouse introduced legislation to allow Astria Toppenish to be designated as a Critical Access Hospital. The hospital is currently ineligible for certain rural hospital support because of its geographic and economic circumstances and the number of patients it serves.

Context: The legislation would address eligibility for Astria Toppenish specifically; it is described as introduced, not enacted.

In their own words

introduced legislation to allow Astria Toppenish to be designated as a Critical Access Hospital

The source

Dan Newhouse: official policy priorities ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026