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Our 2019 Legislative Priorities
December 08, 2018
How We Can GET THERE...from Here We face some challenges and exciting opportunities as we head into the 2019 Washington State Legislature to fight for state-based single payer, universal health care.
Read MoreWhat the "Medicare for All" Studies Really Show
October 31, 2018
Long-time HCFA-WA supporter and recently retired RN Cris Currie breaks down the recent studies purporting to contradict the projected benefits and savings from a "Medicare for All" healthcare system.
Read MoreOur Summer Gala & Auction!
October 05, 2018
Missed the Health Care for All Summer Gala & Auction at the end of July? Catch up here - see the pics, watch videos of the speakers, and more.
Read MoreHCFA-WA 2018 Voter's Guide: What You Can Do Now
August 10, 2018
OK, So You've Voted. Now What? Voting is the first step. Now we have to demand that the politicians represent the will of the people. Candidates are never more attentive to their constituents than when they're out hunting for votes. So let's take advantage of their...
Read MoreOur Task: Make Medicare for All the Central Issue in the 2018 Elections
July 19, 2018
Several of us from HCFA-WA attended the galvanizing Universal Health Care Coverage Conference at the end of June. Here is Mark Dudzic's recap of the Minneapolis conference, captured from the UHCAN conference call.
Read MoreHealth Care is the Real Issue in the 2018 Elections!
July 19, 2018
Every candidate is talking about universal health care this year. The 2019-20 sessions of our state legislature will be voting on a revised version of our bill for the Washington Health Security Trust (the WHST), so let's talk to every candidate for state office...
Read MoreWhat Are “Consumer Driven” Health Plans?
June 12, 2018
Long-time HCFA-WA supporter and recently retired RN Cris Currie explains the disingenuous origins of the term "consumer-driven" to describe plans that, in fact, only shift more of the costs to the individual while further limiting coverage.
Read MoreJoin Us in Olympia for Poor People's Campaign Rallies
May 20, 2018
Much of what happens to hurt poor people happens in state capitols, not in the Congress. Healthcare is blocked in state capitols. Voting laws are written in state capitols. Denial of living wages happens in state capitols. Cutting money from public education happens...
Read MoreCreative Strategies for Moving State Actions Forward
May 20, 2018
Join Advocates at the 2018 Healthcare-NOW! Single Payer Strategy ConferenceJune 22-24 - Minneapolis
Read MoreHow Can We Call Healthcare a Right?
April 05, 2018
Long-time HCFA-WA supporter and recently retired RN Cris Currie, who spent the last 13 years of his career in home health serving mostly Medicare and Medicaid patients, explains a common refrain: healthcare is a right.
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