We are heartened to see the federal government recently reaffirmed the long-standing guidance that accessing most public benefits should not have any bearing on immigration status.  However, some people continue to fear being considered a “public charge” by the Department of Homeland Security.  To help alleviate concerns, NoHLA has partnered with the Protecting Immigrant Families...Continue reading→

We are thrilled to have two great student interns who have just completed their first year of law school and are spending this summer working on a range of health access legal projects at NoHLA – Niloofar Irani and Rachel Khadivi. Niloofar Irani is a second-year law student at Seattle University. Niloofar attended UCLA and...Continue reading→

Health care since the pandemic:New opportunities for achieving equity A full day virtual Seminar and Continuing Legal Education event Sponsored by Northwest Health Law Advocates Friday, October 22, 2021 As the pandemic continues to further exacerbate inequities throughout society, policymakers are seeking to address health care needs with the goal of achieving equity. A meaningful...Continue reading→

Last month, NoHLA shared legislative updates from the end of the 2021 state legislative session. We celebrated big wins for health equity this session as the Legislature responded to the challenge of existing health disparities exacerbated by the pandemic. We were heartened to see investment in immigrant care, postpartum coverage, and more affordable premiums, among...Continue reading→

Securing affordable healthcare coverage for all people will strengthen our recovery moving forward. As Congress considers the next reconciliation package, we encourage you to pay attention to health care provisions that the President incorporated in his proposed budget: $163 billion to make permanent the temporary expansion of health insurance premium subsidies in the American Rescue...Continue reading→