President Trump’s 2018 Budget – Not Well Received

This week, President Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. It “proposes steep cuts in basic health, nutrition, and other important assistance for tens of millions of…

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The CBO Score Complicates the Senate’s Ability to Pass a Modified House AHCA Bill

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the American Health Care Act further confirms what we already know: the AHCA is a terrible bill for consumers, especially kids, older adults, people…

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ACA Leads to a Decline in Bankruptcy Nationwide

Since the adoption of the ACA, 50% fewer Americans have filed for personal bankruptcy according to this article from Consumer Reports. This decline in bankruptcy filings is in part due to…

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Trump Administration Delays Appeal for Cost Sharing Reductions

After attorneys general from 15 states, including Washington, filed a motion to intervene in the long-running House v. Price lawsuit over Obamacare insurance subsidies, the Trump Administration has requested…

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Washington Disability and Health Organizations Rebut Representative McMorris Rodgers’ Defense of the AHCA Bill

NoHLA, along with 55 other organizations, signed on to this Seattle Times Op-Ed that directly disagrees with Washington State Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Washington Post Op-Ed in which she…

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Commissioner Kreidler Supports NoHLA’s Efforts to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Care

Check out Commissioner Kreidler’s blog post “Women’s rights to health guaranteed in Washington state” where he references NoHLA’s contraceptive coverage report. In this report, NoHLA and NARAL Pro-Choice Washington discovered…

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Good News: Washington Healthplanfinder Enrollment Increases

During the most recent open enrollment period, more than 204,000 Washington Healthplanfinder customers enrolled in a 2017 Qualified Health Plan. This is a 23% increase from last year’s enrollment numbers! Washington…

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Washington Legislature Not Yet Done: Special Session Begins

Although the Legislature has passed a number of bills during its regular session that ended Sunday, including some related to health care access, it has not yet settled on a…

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Good News: Healthy Pregnancy and Contraceptive Access Bills Pass Washington Legislature

The Healthy Pregnancy Bill,  SB 5835, passed the Legislature after a unanimous House vote last week. It is now awaiting the Governor’s signature. This…

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