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Apple Health Expansion Enrollment Starts in 2 Weeks!
It’s been a long road to get here and we are thrilled that starting on June 20th at 8am people can enroll in the Apple Health Expansion (AHE)!
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Know Someone Who’s Passionate About Health Justice and A Financial Whiz?
If you love NoHLA and want to make sure it stays strong in its mission to make health care accessible to all, we hope you’ll consider becoming a member of NoHLA’s board.
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Spread the Word-NoHLA is hiring!
NoHLA is looking for two new roles to join NoHLA’s team: a Co-Executive Director of Operations and an Attorney or Senior Attorney.
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Did You Miss NoHLA’s Legislative Wrap-Up?
NoHLA is celebrating big health care wins in the 2024 session with important progress on a number of important bills that passed
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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 estimated 10,000 more seniors and people with disabilities
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Progress in the Fight for Over the Counter Contraception – but Challenges Remain
NoHLA and other advocates call on state leaders to make the new oral contraceptive (Opill) now on shelves comply with cost sharing rules.
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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 Varon is retiring at the end of this year and NoHLA will be moving forward with new and exciting leadership plans.
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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 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.
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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 Services Task Force (USPSTF) authority to determine which preventive services must be covered by insurance without cost-sharing.
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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 through the legislative process. Yesterday was the policy cutoff for bills to make it out of the opposite house.
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