Implications of recent elections for Medicaid 

This month, candidates who support health care access and oppose work requirements in Medicaid programs were victorious in three southern states.  In Kentucky

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Dental Access Survey

Have you or members of your family had trouble finding a dentist to help you stay healthy? The Washington Dental Access Campaign wants to hear about…

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NY judge blocks Trump’s health care refusal rule

On November 6 a federal district judge in New York struck down a Trump Administration rule that embraced denying access to health…

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Oregon judge blocks Trump’s health insurance requirement for visa applicants

Last month’s blog post described President Trump’s October 4 proclamation that would require some categories of immigrants seeking to enter the U.S….

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Congressional health care advocates keep up momentum for reform

Health care advocates and consumers should take heart that federal bills to improve health care access and affordability are advancing as far as politically possible in this…

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Immigrants and health care – Courts suspend implementation of Public Charge rule, and other developments

Within the space of one week, the Trump Administration took two new steps to stifle immigrants from getting public health coverage to which they are entitled. But…

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The House Democrats’ Lower Drug Costs Now Act – A step possible this year?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s September embrace of a “transformative” prescription drug plan on which “we do hope to…

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Patient debt is forgiven – Charity Care case in Spokane settles

On October 7, Empire Health Foundation announced that it had settled its lawsuit against Community Health Systems (CHS), the former owner of Deaconess Medical and Valley Hospital…

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Breaking down the silos in health care reform

By Bevin McLeod, Co-Founder and Board President, Alliance for a Healthy Washington It’s no secret that our fragmented health care system operates in silos when administering care. We…

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Court hearings on the Public Charge rules in early October, and Congressional attempts to block it

Last month, we wrote about the federal government’s adoption of the new “public charge” rules that broaden the grounds for inadmissibility of…

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