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The Pathway Bill, SB 5822, Passes Out of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee!
April 05, 2019
Next Stop: Appropriations Thanks to your sustained efforts, we are thrilled to announce that SB 5822, the Pathway to Universal Health Care bill, passed out of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee -- with our amendments -- by a vote of 10 in...
Read MoreHealthcare Debt is a Pot of Gold for Debt Collectors. Our Supporter Has a Suggestion
April 05, 2019
What happens when patients can't pay their health care bills? Eventually, patients are sent to debt collection and are given two choices: pay up, or go into debt. This Seattle Times article reports that Medical Debt Collection is so lucrative that there is little...
Read MoreLet’s Take Health Care Off the Bargaining Table
March 21, 2019
Unions do not serve their members well by trying to circle the wagons around an unsustainable model of employment-based health care. That is why the AFL-CIO, the Washington State Labor Council, and dozens of unions have called for a social insurance model like Medicare...
Read More2SSB5822 Pathway to Universal Healthcare Voted out of Senate!
March 17, 2019
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.
Read MoreAction Alert: Urge Rep. Cody to Support SB 5822, the Pathway Bill
March 08, 2019
Good news! The Senate version of the Pathway to Universal Health Care bill, SB 5822, is progressing through the Senate and if all goes well, it may go to the House. The first stop would be the Healthcare & Wellness Committee, and we need...
Read MoreNorth Seattle Progressives Universal Health Care Panel
March 08, 2019
At the March 3, 2019 North Seattle Progressives universal health care panel, 50 attendees heard Marcia Stedman of Health Care for All-Washington (HCFA-WA) and Health Care is a Human Right-Washington (HCHR-WA), Kathleen Randall of Physicians for a National Health Program - Western Washington (PNHP-WW), and...
Read MoreVideo - SB5822 Pathway to Universal Health Care Hearing!
February 21, 2019
Couldn't make it to the Health and Long Term Care Committee meeting for Senate Bill 5822's hearing? Watch it here!
Read MoreSenator Randall on SB 5822 the Pathway to Universal Health Care
February 16, 2019
We thank Senator Emily Randall, LD 26, for championing Universal Health Care for Washingtonians her very first month in office! "We can't afford to wait around -- we need to start preparing now, and that's what we're going to be doing come Monday." ~...
Read MoreThe Pathway to Universal Health Care Bill (HB 1877/SB 5822)
February 09, 2019
UPDATE - The Pathway Bill Passed Out of Appropriations and is in Rules The bill is unlikely to pass the House at this point, so we are pursuing all available avenues for making the elements of the Pathway to Universal Health Care bill, SB...
Read MoreRep. Macri's Speech on SB5822 at the 2018 HCFA-WA Annual Meeting
February 08, 2019
At our Annual Meeting in November 2018. Rep. Nicole Macri talked about her upcoming legislation - then referred to as the Bridge to Single Payer bill, ultimately SB 5822: A Pathway to Universal Healthcare. Watch the speech here.
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