Explainer Could a Single-Payer Plan in Washington Soon Come to Pass? As fights over national health care simmer in DC, one local state senator is pushing for a radical old idea: insuring every Washingtonian. By James Ross Gardner July 13, 2017 Published in the August 2017 issue of Seattle Met View image in a new window Filed under Health Care, Explainers Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share via Email Share on Reddit Show Comments Related Content Fire Watch What to Know About Wildfires in Washington Right Now 07/16/2025 By Allison Williams Best of the City Top Doctors 2024 08/27/2024 By Seattle Met Staff Essay The Quiet Part Loud 12/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Lincoln Agnew Forced Out Families with Trans Kids Are Finding Refuge in Seattle 12/12/2023 By Sam Leeds