NoHLA Board Member Spotlight: Eric González Alfaro

Eric González Alfaro is one of our newer board members, joining the NoHLA Board last fall. He had collaborated with Executive Director Janet Varon and admired her thoughtful and…

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A New Approach to Closing Gaps in Adult Immigrant Coverage

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…

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Medicaid Matters!

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…

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NoHLA Board Member Spotlight: Jodi Sullivan

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…

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Got an Unexpected and Pricey Medical Bill? You’re Not Alone!

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…

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New Bilingual Guide on Pregnant Women’s Civil Rights

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…

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Expected Proposed Rule Puts Immigrants at Additional Risk

The Department of Homeland Security intends to propose significant changes to the way the “public charge test” in federal law is applied to certain immigrants seeking to obtain legal…

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NoHLA Board Member Spotlight: Misha Werschkul

Misha joined our Board of Directors in 2014 after witnessing the impact of NoHLA’s research and advocacy on health policy in Olympia. Misha is no stranger to small organizations…

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High Drug Costs but Few Expectations for Change

In 2017, we spent much of our time defending the Affordable Care Act. With all the squabbling about the system we have, Washington, DC was less focused on how…

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Medicare-for-All Gains Steam

Another percolating issue is a Medicare-for-All proposal to extend this program for older and disabled adults to be available to all. The Kaiser poll finds only one-third (36%) of…

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