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Health Care Cost Transparency Board Stays the Course on First Benchmark
The state’s health care spending benchmark is an important tool to measure excessive cost increases. Whether the benchmark should be increased to address inflation sparked much debate…
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February 9, 2023 Legislative Update
A new effort calls on lawmakers to address high health care costs with a range of solutions. Northwest Health Law Advocates, Economic Opportunity Institute, Patient Coalition of…
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New Report On Health Care Challenges Faced by Washington’s Latino Immigrants
Starting in January 2024, many more Washingtonians will be eligible to access health coverage via WA Healthplanfinder regardless of immigration status due to Washington’s landmark 1332 waiver….
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Consumer Groups Call on Lawmakers to Address High Health Care Costs
Yesterday was a big day in the House Health and Wellness Committee, as consumer groups called on lawmakers to move forward on HB…
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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…
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January 12, 2023 Legislative Update
Welcome to the first week of the Washington state legislative session! Legislators are back in-person in Olympia for the first time since the pandemic and we expect…
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Washington Residents Worried About Health Care Affordability
Many Washington residents say health care is a major worry and are looking to lawmakers to address the health care cost crisis, according to new
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