Despite the challenges ahead, NoHLA remains committed to health care for all Washingtonians, including immigrants who are a vital part of Washington’s communities. In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation article, NoHLA’s Senior Policy Advocate Lee Che Leong explained, “People are looking around and realizing that our health is interconnected, both globally and locally,” Leong said....
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Did You Miss NoHLA’s Legislative Wrap-Up?
NoHLA is celebrating big health care wins in the 2024 session with important progress on a number of important bills that passed
Week #9-The Final Week of the Legislative Session!
We’ve made it to the final week of the legislative session and there’s a lot to report! Last Friday (3/1) was opposite chamber floor cutoff for bills that are not considered necessary to implement the budget. Only 373 bills made it past the opposite house floor cutoff this year.
Week #7 Legislative Update – We’re Past the Two-Thirds Mark!
It’s been an exciting session so far and we are pleased to report that several of the bills that are NoHLA priorities are still making their way through the legislative process. Yesterday was the policy cutoff for bills to make it out of the opposite house.
Preview of the Supplemental Operating Budget
As bill action wraps up over the next week, all eyes will turn to the 2024 supplemental budget. Budget activity kicked off last week with a positive start, as the Economic & Revenue Forecast Council released a slightly favorable quarterly update to its revenue forecast.
Nearly 116,000 Lose Apple Health Coverage In One Month Alone
NoHLA and other health advocates are very concerned by recent news from the Health Care Authority (HCA) that nearly 116,000 people lost their Medicaid (Apple Health) coverage in just the first month
Special Edition: Keeping Apple Health Coverage During the Public Health Emergency Unwind
NoHLA and health care advocates across the state have deep concerns about how the ending of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) may affect many of the 2.3 million Washingtonians who are covered by Apple Health.