NOHLA IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN WHICH ALL WASHINGTON RESIDENTS RECEIVE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.

Health Care in the 2024 Washington Legislature

Nearly four years after the pandemic, many Washingtonians still don't have access to affordable health coverage and care. Despite seismic shifts in our health care system, too many still cannot access care due to historical and ongoing inequities. In this "short" 2024 legislative session lasting only 60 days, we will continue advocating for key health care priorities in three areas: improving equity, increasing access, and addressing affordability.

See our Featured Policy Priorities page for an overview of this session. You’ll also find up-to-the-minute coverage of the session in our blog posts as well as our work in previous sessions.  


Our Impact

 

 "Within weeks of NoHLA's Medicaid training, I was able to use the information you taught us to identify numerous cases in which families were wrongly denied coverage—and to bring those cases forward to get them resolved.

By giving all of us tools and knowledge to successfully advocate for people, NoHLA has impacted so many lives – making healthcare accessible and helping families avoid financial disaster."

– Cathy Aby Health Educator,
Public Health Seattle & King County

"I want to tell you how much I enjoy your presentations at First Friday Forum. I get happy when I see NoHLA on the agenda, and kinda sad without it!"

– Esther Mathison
Inreach Eligibility Specialist (Patient Navigator)
Country Doctor Community Health Center


News from NoHLA

  • 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 cutoff for bills that are not considered necessary to implement the budget. Only 373 bills made it past the opposite house floor cutoff this year.

  • 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 Services Task Force (USPSTF) authority to determine which preventive services must be covered by insurance without cost-sharing.

  • 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 through the legislative process. Yesterday was the policy cutoff for bills to make it out of the opposite house.

Check out our blog for more news and updates.


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The information contained on this website is intended for general information only and does not constitute legal advice. For individual legal advice on your particular situation, contact an attorney. CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral) is a toll-free legal hotline for people with low incomes, managed by Northwest Justice Project, an organization providing legal assistance to eligible low-income families and individuals needing help with civil (non-criminal) legal problems in Washington state.