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2020 General Governor, Lt. Governor & Insurance Commissioner Candidate Questionnaire
October 17, 2020
See responses from Senator and State Representative candidates by Legislative District here. Responses from Congressional US Representative Candidates are here. Candidate email addresses can be found here. The Question: Do you pledge to support legislation for high quality, sustainable, affordable, publicly funded health care for...
Read MoreUniversal Health Care Work Group Meeting #7 recap: A Reality Check
October 17, 2020
HUGE THANKS to the 7 people who spoke during the public comment section of UHC Work Group Meeting #7. We greatly appreciate the time these registrants took to prepare and deliver their powerful remarks.
Read MoreMedical Debt and Bankruptcy: “Even with Insurance”
October 17, 2020
The US has the highest burden of personal medical debt and medical bankruptcy of the developed nations. In 2016 Americans had $81 billion in collections for medical reasons. In 2019 it was estimated that 137 million Americans, about 26%, faced medical financial hardship. 62%...
Read MoreUniversal Health Care Work Group Meeting #6 – a Firehose!
September 29, 2020
Meeting #7 is Wednesday October 7, 1-4 pm. Click here to register.Check out the Agenda here. HUGE THANKS to the 38 individuals who registered to speak during the public comment section of UHC Work Group Meeting #6. We greatly appreciate the time that...
Read MoreHCFA-WA Op Ed in Everett Herald by Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds and Dr. Daniel J. Schaffer: Front-line workers call for medical care for all
September 14, 2020
From the September 11 edition of the Everett Herald: A state work group is discussing how to build a universal health care system; your voice is needed. Register for public comment here. Today, more than 195,000 Americans and 2,050 Washingtonians are dead from COVID-19....
Read MoreKevin Wren's Public Comments from Universal Health Care Work Group Meeting #5
September 06, 2020
"A for-profit health system exploits the chronically ill and disabled. 1/4 of those with diabetes report rationing." My name is Kevin Wren, I am the leader Washington #insulin4all and was diagnosed with diabetes almost 20 years ago. I believe we need universal health care...
Read MoreUniversal Health Care Work Group: 5 Takeaways from Meeting #5
September 04, 2020
HUGE THANKS TO ALL WHO TUNED IN TO THIS MEETING! The purpose of Meeting #5 was to hear the concerns of the Work Group members and the public in these three important areas: cost-sharing provider reimbursement criteria used to assess the three draft models*...
Read MoreNisqually Valley News Op Ed by Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds and Dr. Daniel J. Schaffer: Health Care in the Age of Pandemic, Economic Chaos and Racial Disparities
September 03, 2020
From the September 1 edition of the Nisqually Valley News: Today, more than 185,000 Americans and 1,900 Washingtonians are dead from COVID-19. The 5.7 million Americans and 73,000 Washingtonians and 6 million Americans who have so far survived the virus will suffer consequences we...
Read MoreSpokesman-Review Op Ed by Dr. Paula Lantsberger and Dr. Reena Koshy: The storm of our lifetime has cost our livelihoods — it should not cost our lives
August 25, 2020
From today's Spokesman-Review: “We’re all in this together,” said Gov. Jay Inslee, as he issued the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order in response to COVID-19. More than 1,800 Washingtonians have died from the virus, including essential workers. But while we may be in the same storm,...
Read MoreUHC Work Group Meeting #4 is a Wrap!
July 18, 2020
Meeting #5: 1-4 pm, August 25, via Zoom. Click for details. View the Work Group Meeting: Watch the full meeting, which includes one breakout session Watch breakout session 2 Watch breakout session 3
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