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City of Seattle Proclaims the Importance of Health Care Access for Everyone
The Seattle City Council recently signed a proclamation recognizing the importance of ensuring that immigrants receive health care. The proclamation recognizes the importance…
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New Potential Rules Threaten Treatment for Trans Individuals
The Health Care Authority (HCA) has proposed changes to the medical treatment available to Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) enrollees undergoing a gender transition. These changes threaten…
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Public Support Wanes for Potential Health Care Changes
A new poll found that a clear majority of Americans are unhappy with the Republicans’ efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system.
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Senate Delays Action on “Meaner” Health Bill That Cuts Millions From Care
The Senate delayed plans to act before the July 4th holiday recess on their version of the House bill – the “Better Care Reconciliation Act”- due to lack of…
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“Verify First” Health Care Bill Is an Attack on Immigrants and Access to Health Care
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday on a bill that would prevent hundreds of thousands of people from accessing affordable health care due to bureaucratic glitches. HR 2581, or the “Verify…
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Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Depends on a Strong Medicaid Program
The number of cases of death from drug overdose in 2016 most likely exceed 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the US, due in large part to the…
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The Future of State Insurance Marketplaces
Insurance commissioners all over the country are pushing back filing deadlines for enrollment and offering new concessions to insurers to keep them from leaving their state marketplaces amid the…
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Trump’s Fight Against Contraceptive Care
News sources report that the Trump administration has drafted a rule that would make birth control coverage the choice of any employer regardless of size, location, or business type. While the ACA…
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HEAL Act of 2017
Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham reintroduced the “Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act,” which would restore access to affordable health coverage…
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A Cautionary Tale
In the spring of 1995, Washington State GOP legislators rolled back the law expanding health coverage in the state while pledging to keep health insurance affordable, but that’s not…
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