Is it time to broaden health coverage for all, or should we cut the health care budget? The differences between progressive Democrats’ vision of Medicare for All and President Trump’s proposal to make draconian health care cuts couldn’t be starker. Progressive Democrats have put forward new proposals to achieve health care for all. In February,...Continue reading→

TAKE ACTION: Contact your Representatives and Senator to ask them to support E2SHB 1523, 2SSB 5526 and 2SSB 5822, especially if they are on a health care committee or in a swing district. Find your Representatives and Senator here. Midway through our legislative session, we’re watching bills to address systemic problems in our health insurance...Continue reading→

We have often heard consumers speak out about their frustration with getting care in a timely fashion through their insurance plan. This legislative session, House Bill 1099, sponsored by Representative Laurie Jinkins, addresses access to mental health and chemical dependency treatment. The bill is one of many this year intended to improve access to behavioral...Continue reading→

TAKE ACTION: Contact your Washington State Senator to urge passage of SB 5602! Click here for a list of senators and a script. The Reproductive Health Care Access for All Act (RHAA) would be a step toward attaining reproductive health equity for Washingtonians. The bill (SB 5602), currently in Senate Rules after passing out of...Continue reading→

We’re thrilled to welcome Charlie Mitchell to the NoHLA team as Senior Attorney. We asked him to share a little about himself: I am delighted to join the NoHLA team as Senior Attorney after 28 years as a civil legal aid attorney. I grew up in Seattle and the Portland area, and graduated from Whitman College...Continue reading→