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NoHLA Plays Crucial Role in State Attorney General Consumer Protection Action Against Major Health Insurer
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office recently secured an agreement with Molina Healthcare of Washington requiring the insurer to clearly specify that both copper and progestin-based IUDs…
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NoHLA and Washington CAN Issue Report and Recommendations on Consumer Involvement in Regional Decisionmaking
Washington recently established Accountable Communities of Health in each of nine regions of the state for purposes of health system decision-making. These “ACHs” offer a watershed opportunity to actively…
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NoHLA – OneAmerica Report Urges Consumer Reforms at Yakima Regional and Toppenish Hospitals
A new report from NoHLA and OneAmerica highlights the need for Yakima Regional and Toppenish hospitals to ensure that patients who qualify for financial assistance actually receive it. Click…
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FEDERAL FURY: Are the Attempts at ACA Repeal Losing Momentum?
Recent reports in the media suggest that the initial momentum for repealing the ACA may be slowing, and members of Congress throughout the…
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What’s at Stake for Women if the ACA is Repealed?
NoHLA is a participant in a national network of women’s health advocates called Raising Women’s Voices (RWV). This RWV factsheet describes
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STORY SPOTLIGHT: Rep. Newhouse, Why Did You Vote to Take Away My Friend’s Health Care?
Julie Chinitz, lead writer for People’s Action, tells a compelling story about the inevitable repercussions that repealing the ACA and implementing block grants will have on Yakima Valley workers….
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The New Administration Begins
After the inauguration, followed by powerful demonstrations of concern for what is to come, President Trump and Congress are getting down to business. In health care news: Trump signed…
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NoHLA Works to Defend the ACA and To Improve Health Care for Washingtonians
With all that is happening at the federal level, health programs in Washington State are on a positive trajectory. In fact, the Obama administration has recently approved a 5-year…
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The Hostile Agenda Targeting Health Rights of Women, and Those in Poverty
In a new piece for The Huffington Post, National Health Law Program Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor explores the emerging conservative agenda on health rights, and how it disproportionately would…
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This Professor’s Secret Could Save Your Life
Check out her story (http://ow.ly/U0kaM) and video (http://ow.ly/U0ixW) Photograph by Anastasia Rodionova
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