Calling it “one of the most significant laws in our history,” President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), making profound advances in addressing climate challenges, tax inequity, and health care affordability. The IRA will have implications for millions of Americans and its effect is already being felt in Washington state.Continue reading→

The Washington State Health Care Cost Transparency Board (HCCTB), created by House Bill 2457, is charged with reducing health care growth and increasing price transparency in Washington state. The HCCTB is currently receiving data from 11 insurance carriers and two state agencies for 2017 through 2019. While the HCCTB is focused on the data that...Continue reading→

NoHLA is grateful to the 92 organizations that signed the letter of support submitted during the federal comment period for Washington's Section 1332 Waiver Application. The 1332 waiver allows states to pursue innovative strategies while also retaining the basic protections of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Washington’s waiver requests permission to allow immigrants access to...Continue reading→

The Washington State Health Care Authority announced grant awards to 48 organizations for the purpose of providing free health care services for people who are under 200% of federal poverty level and are uninsured and underinsured, regardless of immigration status. Continue reading→

Northwest Health Law Advocates Policy Analyst Lee Che Leong attended her first meeting as the newest member of the Health Equity Technical Advisory Committee (Health Equity TAC) of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) on August 3rd.Continue reading→