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Awaiting the Final Budget, Watching Many Bills
All eyes are on the final biennial operating budget this week, which is due out any day now. Here at NoHLA, we’ll be watching for budget funding…
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Improving All Health with Better Oral Health
After many years of advocacy from the WA Dental Access Campaign, in which NoHLA participates, a bill expanding access to oral health care…
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Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Care: NoHLA Joins Amicus Effort to Fight Texas Mifepristone Court Ruling
In what may be the biggest reproductive health decision since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, we are watching the legal proceedings on…
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It’s Week 13 of the Legislative Session: Here’s what’s left, after the opposite house fiscal cutoff!
There have been many bill hearings as the Legislature sprinted toward the opposite house policy cutoff on March 29th and the opposite house fiscal cutoff earlier this…
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Fair Health Prices Bills Face Industry Pushback-But Momentum Continues for Change
After lengthy negotiations and significant pushback from industry lobbyists on HB 1508, a bill that would have strengthened the
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Disappointing (But Not Surprising): Braidwood Decision Announced
The long-awaited decision in Braidwood Management v. Becerra was announced last week (3/30) and an appeal has already been filed. Given US District…
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Unwinding Pandemic Protections in Apple Health Starts Now!
In Washington and throughout the country, states are starting a massive review of Medicaid (Apple Health) eligibility of enrollees for the first time in three years. There…
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It’s Week 10 of the Legislative Session-Here’s where we are after the halfway point!
We’ve had an exciting session so far, with hearings running into the wee hours! As you can imagine, we are closely watching many bills that could have…
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Good News on Fair Health Prices Washington Priorities!
We are excited that several of the policy priorities of Fair Health Prices Washington made the cut-off and passed out of their houses…
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One Step Closer to Increasing Dental Health Access
As a member of the Washington Dental Access Campaign, we are thrilled to report that Rep. Riccelli’s ESHB 1678 passed the House 53-42! Testimony on…
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