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Spread the Word-NoHLA is hiring!
NoHLA Executive Director Janet Varon recently announced that after founding and leading the organization for 25 years, she will retire at the end of this year…
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Did You Miss NoHLA’s Legislative Wrap-Up?
Learn About Our Health Care Access and Affordability Successes! NoHLA is celebrating big health care wins in the 2024 session with important progress on…
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More Affordable Health Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Started This Month!
We are pleased to report that years of NoHLA’s hard work on the “Medicare Affordability Cliff” is paying off and making health care more affordable for an…
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Progress in the Fight for Over the Counter Contraception – but Challenges Remain
Following the FDA’s approval last year, a new over-the-counter daily oral contractive (Opill) is now on shelves in Washington, aligning the U.S. with over 100 countries around…
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Announcement and Exciting News from NoHLA!
President of the NoHLA Board of Directors Lori Buchsbaum shares bittersweet news of an organizational transition. After having founded and led the organization for 25 years, Janet…
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Week #9-The Final Week of the Legislative Session!
We’ve made it to the final week of the legislative session and there’s a lot to report! Last Friday (3/1) was opposite chamber floor…
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WA Legislature Protects Preventive Services as Federal Attacks Continue
Oral arguments were heard yesterday in the Braidwood v. Becerra case that challenges the provisions under the Affordable Care Act that gave the United States Preventive…
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Week #7 Legislative Update – We’re Past the Two-Thirds Mark!
It’s been an exciting session so far and we are pleased to report that several of the bills that are NoHLA priorities are still making their way…
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Preview of the Supplemental Operating Budget
As bill action wraps up over the next week, all eyes will turn to the 2024 supplemental budget. Budget activity kicked off last week with a positive…
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ICYMI: NoHLA’s Comments on Reproductive Health at State of Reform
At the 2024 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference, NoHLA Senior Policy Advocate Lee Che P. Leong spoke about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and…
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