NoHLA released a new report this week, “County-Based Health Coverage for Immigrants: A Proposal for Counties in Washington State”. We researched county health programs in other states to learn how they fill gaps in coverage that result from federal and state program limitations. We suggest creating similar programs in Washington to provide more consistent access...Continue reading→

April is Medicaid Awareness Month! Over 1.8 million Washingtonians are covered by Washington Apple Health, including 835,000 children and over 586,000 new adults, thanks to our state’s decision to expand Medicaid in 2014. Medicaid is a lifeline for families – covering 45% of births nationwide, but nearly half (49%) in Washington State. A recent study...Continue reading→

Jodi Sullivan joined the NoHLA Board of Directors in 2016 after consulting NoHLA staff countless times over the years about state and federal laws, regulations, and policies governing medical care. She wanted to contribute to our powerful organization, and was particularly impressed by the secret shopper investigation that NoHLA conducted with NARAL Pro-Choice Washington that uncovered health...Continue reading→

Surprise billing – an issue that consumer advocates have been working to solve for years – happens when you get an unexpected, high medical bill from an out-of-network health care provider you didn’t know about. You couldn’t avoid it – you had a medical emergency and were powerless to control who treated you at the...Continue reading→

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson released flyers in English and Spanish to explain the accommodations an employer must provide under a law passed in 2017 for employers with 15 or more employees. This law supports working women’s healthy pregnancies. The flyer outlines what pregnancy accommodation laws are, the rights that pregnant employees have in the...Continue reading→