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The New Administration Begins

Posted by Hafoc Yates on January 26, 2017

After the inauguration, followed by powerful demonstrations of concern for what is to come, President Trump and Congress are getting down to business. In health care news: Trump signed…

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NoHLA Works to Defend the ACA and To Improve Health Care for Washingtonians

Posted by Hafoc Yates on January 26, 2017

With all that is happening at the federal level, health programs in Washington State are on a positive trajectory. In fact, the Obama administration has recently approved a 5-year…

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The Hostile Agenda Targeting Health Rights of Women, and Those in Poverty

Posted by Hafoc Yates on January 26, 2017

In a new piece for The Huffington Post, National Health Law Program Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor explores the emerging conservative agenda on health rights, and how it disproportionately would…

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This Professor’s Secret Could Save Your Life

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 28, 2014

Check out her story (http://ow.ly/U0kaM) and video (http://ow.ly/U0ixW) Photograph by Anastasia Rodionova

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Now that she has a clean bill of health, Amy is eager to plant her spring crops

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 26, 2014

What a great way to kick off Women’s History Month. You still have time to #Get Covered Read Roberta’s latest Blog.

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Think you don’t need health insurance?

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 24, 2014

Check out Joie’s YouTube story and learn how even a simple earache can be a disaster waiting to happen. Take Joie’s advice and #GetCovered today.

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Meet Robert

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 22, 2014

In 2014,more than 600,000 Washingtonians gained health insurance, many for the first time. This is a giant step forward. However, some are still falling through the cracks. Meet

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Faith above Facts: One Mom’s Career in Sex Law, Part 3

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 21, 2014

“I’m ticked off with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and four of his brethren. The nerve of those guys! In the recent, fiercely divided 5-4 Hobby Lobby decision, they…

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May Justice Be Served: One Mom’s Career In Sex Law, Part 2

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 20, 2014

One day in the early 1950s, my father’s folks loaded their kids into the car and took off down a central Indiana road for a picnic. My dad’s mom…

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If your boss disapproves of birth control, can he take it out of your health coverage?

Posted by Hafoc Yates on February 18, 2014

Can you name the Greatest Public Health Achievements of the 20th Century? Take the Pop Quiz on One Mom’s Career In Sex Law,Part 1 , Roberta Riley’s…

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