NoHLA’s Impact

In 2024, NoHLA helped secure major policy victories that are already transforming lives:

• 10,000 low-income Medicare enrollees now receive help with premiums, deductibles, and copays.
• A new law bans abusive ambulance billing and reduces the risk of medical debt.
• Nearly 12,000 undocumented immigrants gained access to health coverage for the first time.

Over the years, NoHLA has helped shape Washington’s health care landscape by:

• Leading the charge on Medicaid Expansion and the public option under the ACA.
• Ensuring newborns of immigrant mothers can access Medicaid in their first year.
• Expanding coverage through the Cover All Kids law—now a national model.
• Restoring coverage for immigrants cut from the Basic Health Plan.
• Securing Medicaid suspension (not termination) for incarcerated individuals.
• Improving language access for Washington’s diverse communities.
• Monitoring provider network adequacy to ensure timely care.
• Advocating for a searchable appeals database for denied insurance claims.

We’re not done yet. Until everyone has access to equitable, affordable care, we’ll keep pushing forward. Our current priorities include:

• Expanding funding for the state’s immigrant health program
• Ensuring Apple Health clients receive medically necessary care
• Training advocates to support Apple Health and Medicare access
• Protecting reproductive health care and contraceptive coverage
• Enforcing mental health parity and expanding behavioral health services
• Strengthening charity care laws and reducing medical debt
• Promoting policy solutions to lower health care costs