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!
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It’s Week 13 of the Legislative Session: Here’s what’s left, after the opposite house fiscal cutoff!
There have been many bill hearings as the Legislature sprinted toward the opposite house policy cutoff on March 29th and the opposite house fiscal cutoff earlier this week on April 4th. Now we’re in the final stretch for bills to make it out of the Rules Committee and receive a vote on the floor before the next April 12th deadline
Unwinding Pandemic Protections in Apple Health Starts Now!
We remain very concerned about the impact of the ending of the Public Health Emergency and the redeterminations that will occur in Washington state.
It’s Week 10 of the Legislative Session-Here’s where we are after the halfway point!
We’ve had an exciting session so far, with hearings running into the wee hours-here's a rundown of 28 bills we're paying attention to!
One Step Closer to Increasing Dental Health Access
As a member of the Washington Dental Access Campaign, we are thrilled to report that Rep. Riccelli’s ESHB 1678 passed the House 53-42!
February 23, 2023 Legislative Update
It’s a busy time for the legislative fiscal committees, with many long hours of hearings. This week we have an update on NoHLA’s bill priorities.
February 9, 2023 Legislative Update
A new effort calls on lawmakers to address high health care costs with a range of data-driven policy solutions.