On Thursday March 14, 2SSB5822 The Pathway to Universal Healthcare went to the Senate for debate and vote - and passed 28-21! You can watch the debate and vote here.
The next action to take: email the House Health Care & Wellness Committee and request a hearing. Click here for all the info.
October 09, 2026
Washington’s Universal Health Care Commission Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) devoted its September 24 meeting to launching the financing work needed for a universal health plan. FTAC outlined a four-stage process: establish principles and assess nonfederal revenue sources; document current health-system costs and revenues;...
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by Marcia Stedman, HCFA-WA Board Member The first hour of the Commission’s Sept. 3rd meeting was devoted to another Advocates Roundtable on Financing. It was essentially a repeat of the 2025 inaugural Roundtable on the same subject. We are disappointed that so little progress...
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