About 100 non-union employees at Valley Medical Center in Renton were given notice earlier this week that they were being laid off.
This comes on the heels of significant financial shifts at both the federal and state levels for funding for hospitals and Medicaid.
Valley Medical Center relies heavily on the Medicaid Directed Payment Program (DPP). This program provides financial stability for safety net hospitals. It is a federal matching program that helps bring reimbursement closer to the actual cost of care…