The Washington Department of Health and Attorney General's Office recently released important guidance on charity care and reproductive health.
Tag: access
NoHLA Continues Efforts to Make OTC Pill Accessible
While we celebrate the FDA's approval of Opill, the first over-the-counter (OTC) pill, there is more work that needs to be done.
Improving All Health with Better Oral Health
After many years of advocacy from the WA Dental Access Campaign, in which NoHLA participates, a bill expanding access to oral health care by allowing dental therapists to practice at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), ESHB 1678, finally passed the Legislature!
Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Care: NoHLA Joins Amicus Effort to Fight Texas Mifepristone Court Ruling
In what may be the biggest reproductive health decision since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, we are watching the legal proceedings on the availability of one of the medications used most in abortions - mifepristone.
Washingtonians May Be Adversely Affected by Medicaid Redeterminations
NoHLA is watching how the March 31st end of pandemic-related ongoing access to Medicaid will impact an estimated 300,000 Washington residents.
New Report On Health Care Challenges Faced by Washington’s Latino Immigrants
A new report from Latino Community Fund and Northwest Health Law Advocates looks at the barriers to health care access for Washington's Spanish-speaking immigrants.
Washington’s 1332 Waiver Gets National Attention
Get the inside scoop from NoHLA advocates Emily Brice and Lee Che P. Leong in a conversation with Community Catalyst’s Katherine Villeda about the advocacy efforts that resulted in the historic approval of Washington’s 1332 waiver that will expand health coverage to immigrants in 2024. Community Catalyst’s blog post recognizes the significance of the waiver,...