by Erin Gaedke NoHLA Development Manager "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." - Maya Angelou, renowned poet, author, and activist
Category: News
Apple Health Expansion is Essential to WA
by Lee Che P. Leong, NoHLA Senior Policy Advocate, and Kaitie Dong, Washington State Budget and Policy Center Senior Policy Analyst Cross-posted from the WA Budget and Policy Center blog. Everyone deserves health care, no matter their skin color, ability, income, or immigration status. Apple Health Expansion (AHE) is a program that expands access to...
Board Member Mayra Colazo
Please join us in welcoming Mayra Colazo to the NoHLA Board! Mayra joined the Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) Board of Directors in July 2026. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Central Washington Disability Resources, where she has been part of the team since March 2016. Mayra brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership,...
Update: Litigation We’ve Been Watching
by Vanessa R. Saavedra, NoHLA Senior Attorney For better or worse, our health care system is a top news item these days. It's hard to keep up! To help increase awareness of what's been happening in the courts, NoHLA compiled updates on federal and state litigation with impacts to care. Here are some of the...
Save the Date – September 25 Join Mending Health With Community
You're invited! Please join us for: Mending Health Care with Community Friday, September 25, 2026 Hybrid (In-Person in Seattle, WA + Virtual Option) Join Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) in Seattle this fall for Mending Health Care with Community, a statewide gathering for professionals, students, advocates, and community partners who interact with health care law,...
DOJ Opinion and the Rights of People with Disabilities
by Vanessa R. Saavedra, NoHLA Senior Attorney The average American is not, nor should they have to be, prepared to fight every day of their life for basic civil rights. All too many incidences of discrimination have gone by, undefended, because of lack of protection under the law. - Judy Heumann, “the mother” of the...
Reflections on Leadership and Juneteenth
by Daphne Smith, NoHLA Co-Executive Director (featured furthest left in photo celebrating the 2026 Tubman Health Center soil turning ceremony in Rainier Beach, Seattle, WA) Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over. - Fannie Lou HamerSuccess is to be measured not so much by the position...