The Ongoing Effort to Undermine the Affordable Care Act

The latest threat to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a huge reduction in funding for navigators in states using the federal marketplace. These are local people who…

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Washington State Waiver Amendment Facilitates Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Many states are applying for five-year waivers to receive federal funds for inpatient treatment of adults age 21-64 in Institutions of Mental Disease (IMDs) with more than 16…

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Washington State Stands Up for Women’s Health

First Lady Trudi Inslee penned an op-ed in The Seattle Times about how Washington is strengthening our efforts to expand women’s health care. In a new initiative, the…

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County-Based Immigrant Coverage Proposal Gaining Steam in King County

In April, NoHLA released a new report with recommendations for a new approach to provide comprehensive health coverage to uninsured immigrants. County-based health coverage programs, modeled off of…

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Census Changes: Cause for Concern

Advocates are extremely concerned about the potential inaccuracy of the 2020 census, which will have a huge impact on continued federal funding. The Trump Administration ‘s proposal to include…

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Proposed Gag Rule Undermines Women’s Health

We previously mentioned the Administration’s proposal to significantly alter the Title X family planning program. The policy change is often considered a “gag rule” because it precludes providers from…

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The War on Medicaid Still Isn’t Over

There have been a lot of assaults on Medicaid lately, at both the federal and state levels. We’re happy that Washington State has been supportive of Medicaid and its…

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Supreme Court Nomination: What it May Mean for Health Care

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy recently announced his retirement, people began to fret about what a new conservative Supreme would mean for health care, including access to…

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More Junk Plans Coming Your Way

Final association health plan (AHP) rules spell trouble for consumers. AHPs have been around for a long time, but the new federal rules allow more groups to become…

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Who Does Support Ending Pre-Existing Condition Protections?

The June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll found that 76% of voters, including 58% of Republicans, say coverage for pre-existing conditions is “very important” to them. But last month,…

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