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Improving Healthcare Access during the Pandemic and Beyond
April 18, 2020
COVID-19 has both created health care dilemmas unique to the pandemic, and also illuminated and exacerbated existing problems with healthcare access, affordability, and equity. Can the pandemic speed us on the path to universal health care? We believe there is a strong case to...
Read MoreCrossing the Finish Line! Governor signs ESSB 2662: Capping out-of-pocket cost of insulin + Total Cost of Insulin Work Group
April 03, 2020
We were so excited to see Governor Inslee sign another law today based on a HCFA-WA proposal. ESSB 2662 relieves diabetics in our state from the skyrocketing cost of insulin. This two-pronged law not only provides a cap on out-of-pocket costs for the next...
Read MoreGovernor signs SB 6087 into law and HCFA-WA is celebrating!
April 02, 2020
The bill passed the Legislature with strong bi-partisan support. Now that it is law, Washington's nearly 800,000 Diabetes patients will soon see relief from sky-rocketing insulin prices. Please join us in thanking Gov. Inslee for signing this important legislation into law! Based on a...
Read MoreWA insurance commissioner extends premium grace periods, orders more accountability to enrollees
March 26, 2020
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced Tuesday new orders to health insurers to protect Washingtonians against the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Mike Kriedler issued a second emergency order for health insurers to expand telehealth, testing coverage, and extend premium grace periods.
Read MoreOn its 10th Anniversary, the Affordable Care Act Helping WA with COVID-19
March 24, 2020
On its tenth anniversary, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is helping our state provide health care during a pandemic. Being at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic shows how critical it is for Washington State to have a strong health system. A virus does not...
Read MoreLegislative Recap: 100% success! Great things are happening!
March 22, 2020
From Cindi Laws, HCFA-WA lobbyist, this breakdown of the important health care bills this session - including ours! Key Legislative Bill Elements CORE-4: 3 of our 4 bills passed, but the language of the 4th was included. That's 100% success on our primary...
Read MoreCOVID-19: Crisis, Clarity, and Community
March 21, 2020
From President Marcia Stedman The mission of Health Care for All-Washington has always been to make sure that everyone has health care. The current coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of government involvement in oversight and monitoring of public health. Government structures such as the...
Read MoreCoronavirus: Your money or your life?
February 28, 2020
""We would want to ensure that we work to make (the COVID-19 vaccine) affordable, but we can't control that price because we need the private sector to invest. Price controls won't get us there," (Federal Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex) Azar told...
Read MoreFebruary 2020 Legislative Update!
February 17, 2020
This legislative session has been a cascade (pun possibly intended) of health care legislation moving through committees. The floodgates have opened, Health Care for All-Washington is here for it, and we are seeing fantastic results! We are so excited!
Read MoreFebruary 2020 UHC Work Group - Developing the Criteria for Assessing Universal Health Care Models
February 14, 2020
Keep up the good work providing public comments! Thanks to all who shared their thoughts with the Universal Health Care Work Group. You doubled the number of comments for the December meeting. Listen to the February meeting and comment here. Let’s increase it again!...
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