The Health Care Authority (HCA) has proposed changes to the medical treatment available to Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) enrollees undergoing a gender transition. These changes threaten trans individuals’ access to services they need to accomplish a successful transition. NoHLA worked with the Coalition for Inclusive Health Care to submit comments expressing our concerns that the...Continue reading→

A new poll found that a clear majority of Americans are unhappy with the Republicans’ efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system.

The Senate delayed plans to act before the July 4th holiday recess on their version of the House bill – the “Better Care Reconciliation Act”- due to lack of sufficient support, but Republicans’ efforts to garner more votes continue. The Senate’s plan would closely follow the House, funding tax cuts for wealthy Americans by cutting...Continue reading→

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday on a bill that would prevent hundreds of thousands of people from accessing affordable health care due to bureaucratic glitches. HR 2581, or the “Verify First” Act, would create roadblocks to health care eligibility by making people pay the price for incomplete and deficient government databases. This would prevent people...Continue reading→