Health Equity for Immigrants: seeking support!
The Health Equity for Immigrants Campaign is supporting the Exchange’s 1332 request as one part of a broader state solution to health coverage for immigrants. We ask organizations and individuals to support HBE’s request to grant equal access to all Washingtonians in the following ways before July 14:
Finally! WA Medicaid Extended to Cover the Post-Partum Year
On June 1, Washington state launched Apple Health (Medicaid) After-Pregnancy Coverage (APC) offering comprehensive health services to support mental, physical, and emotional well-being for 12 months after pregnancy to eligible individuals, no matter how the pregnancy ends. NoHLA continues to advocate with the state
2022 state legislative session recap: Progress for health equity!
Washington’s legislative session has come to a close, and thanks to persistent advocacy we are celebrating significant advances for health equity! We are excited that budget spending has been finalized to create a pathway to new coverage for immigrants and to take step toward addressing the Medicare affordability cliff by eliminating the onerous asset test
Health care wins in the Legislature!
The 2022 legislative session has come to a close, and we are happy to share news of important victories for health care access! The Legislature completed its work on March 10th, and now the Governor has twenty days to sign or veto bills and budget items. We are pleased to report that the Legislature included...
Legislative update 2022 #2
Friday, March 4th, except those considered necessary to implement the budget. Any differences between House and Senate versions of a bill must be resolved by the end of session, slated for March 10th, along with the passage of the final budget. The Governor then has additional time to sign or veto bills.
2022 Washington State Legislative Session: Update #1
legislative session: the February 3rd deadline for bills to move out of policy committees in the chamber of origin, and the February 7th deadline to move out of fiscal committees. Bills that are still alive must now survive a floor vote in the chamber of origin by February 15. Some bills have already passed one...
Washington Legislature Considers Key Health Priorities in 60-Day Session
NoHLA is focused on two top priorities: · Health equity for immigrants · Addressing the Medicare affordability cliff
Seattle City Council hearing spotlight: Health equities for immigrants — closing the gap
On January 19, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, chair of Seattle City Council’s Finance & Housing Committee, invited NoHLA to coordinate a panel to testify about closing the health coverage gap to achieve Health Equity for Immigrants. Janet Varon, NoHLA’s Executive Director, highlighted the urgency of addressing access and the previous findings of our report on county-based...
Support health equity for all Washingtonians
Here in Washington State, immigrants are excluded from many vital public health coverage programs – which means over 105,000 individuals lack health insurance they would otherwise be able to access. In order for all Washingtonians to access the health care we need, regardless of immigration status, NoHLA is proud to partner with Washington Immigrant Solidarity...
NoHLA’s 2022 legislative preview
Nearly two years into the pandemic, many Washingtonians still don’t have access to affordable health coverage and care. Despite seismic shifts in our health care system, too many Washington residents lack health care access due to historical and ongoing inequities related to income, immigration status, disability status, race/ethnicity, age, and gender/sexual identity. On a state...