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ACA Leads to a Decline in Bankruptcy Nationwide
Since the adoption of the ACA, 50% fewer Americans have filed for personal bankruptcy according to this article from Consumer Reports. This decline in bankruptcy filings is in part due to…
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Trump Administration Delays Appeal for Cost Sharing Reductions
After attorneys general from 15 states, including Washington, filed a motion to intervene in the long-running House v. Price lawsuit over Obamacare insurance subsidies, the Trump Administration has requested…
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Washington Disability and Health Organizations Rebut Representative McMorris Rodgers’ Defense of the AHCA Bill
NoHLA, along with 55 other organizations, signed on to this Seattle Times Op-Ed that directly disagrees with Washington State Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Washington Post Op-Ed in which she…
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Commissioner Kreidler Supports NoHLA’s Efforts to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Care
Check out Commissioner Kreidler’s blog post “Women’s rights to health guaranteed in Washington state” where he references NoHLA’s contraceptive coverage report. In this report, NoHLA and NARAL Pro-Choice Washington discovered…
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Good News: Washington Healthplanfinder Enrollment Increases
During the most recent open enrollment period, more than 204,000 Washington Healthplanfinder customers enrolled in a 2017 Qualified Health Plan. This is a 23% increase from last year’s enrollment numbers! Washington…
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Washington Legislature Not Yet Done: Special Session Begins
Although the Legislature has passed a number of bills during its regular session that ended Sunday, including some related to health care access, it has not yet settled on a…
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AHCA Gets Worse – Will Congress Vote This Week?
Upon returning from April Recess, Congress has been pushing GOP lawmakers to quickly vote on a new proposed version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). While earlier in…
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Good News: Healthy Pregnancy and Contraceptive Access Bills Pass Washington Legislature
The Healthy Pregnancy Bill, SB 5835, passed the Legislature after a unanimous House vote last week. It is now awaiting the Governor’s signature. This…
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Cost Sharing Reductions Remain in Jeopardy
Cost sharing reductions (CSRs) are subsidies offered by health plans under the ACA to consumers who have a household income below 250% of the poverty line, including 70,000 Washington…
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Concerning “Marketplace Stabilization” Rules Adopted by Federal Department of Health and Human Service
As we’ve said before, there is a great deal the Trump Administration can do to change health programs without Congress repealing or changing the Affordable Care Act. Last week,…
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