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.
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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!
Disappointing (But Not Surprising): Braidwood Decision Announced
The long-awaited decision in Braidwood Management v. Becerra was announced last week (3/30) and an appeal has already been filed.
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.
Upcoming Medicaid Redeterminations Cause “Nightmares” for NoHLA Staff
NoHLA's Ann Vining shares her concerns on the upcoming Medicaid redetermination process with the Everett Daily's Joy Borkholder.
Supreme Court to Hear Talevski, Medicaid Rights at Stake
On November 8th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, involving the issue of whether individuals will continue to have the right to sue for enforcement of the Medicaid Act through a federal civil rights law, 42 USC section 1983.