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Universal Health Care is Critical to Creating Health Equity
June 23, 2020
Image: Health care workers cheer marching Black Lives Matter supporters.Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images It’s an ongoing national tragedy that communities of color remain at increased risk for a wide range of adverse health outcomes related to social and economic determinants of health, and COVID-19 is...
Read MoreThe Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act (HCEGA): An immediate step toward equality in health care
June 23, 2020
Washington’s April unemployment rate was near 15%. About 273,000 people across Washington lost their coverage in five weeks Across the United States, more than 43 million Americans lost their jobs, and 27 million of those lost their health insurance as well. Those who remain...
Read MoreWe asked. They came. They Gave. And we ALL won: GiveBIG 2020 was HUGE
May 21, 2020
Health Care for all Washington had big hopes this year for the annual GiveBIG campaign. Created around Giving Tuesday, GiveBIG has become an important part of the sustainability of Washington’s nonprofit community. This year more than $19 million was collected through this giving platform. We are...
Read MoreIn Remembrance of Roger Fulton, a Longtime Friend of HCFA-WA
May 20, 2020
Roger Douglas Fulton August 18, 1954—April 25, 2020 Last month, HCFA-WA lost a dear and trusted friend. Roger Fulton. His official obituary follows the remembrances of several long-time HCFA-WA members. Please add your own remembrances of Roger as you wish. Feel free to share-...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Would be Different with Single-Payer Healthcare: You can still giveBIG!
May 05, 2020
Nearly 75,000 Americans are now dead from COVID-19. Coronavirus presents us a critical turning point: progress can be made in the two pillars for a vigorous public health system, and providing quality, affordable healthcare for everyone. You can do something to change the inadequacies of our...
Read MoreWhy Should You GiveBIG to HCFA-WA?
May 01, 2020
Why should you GiveBIG to Health Care for All Washington?More than 1 million Washingtonians are unemployed since the COVID-19 crisis began. Nearly half a million residents lost health insurance, adding to the half million already uninsured in our state, with nearly as many unable to afford...
Read MoregiveBIG 2020 is almost here - and we cannot do this alone!
April 24, 2020
Health Care for All Washington’s greatest fear is not that COVID-19 will drastically change our society; our fear it is that it will not. We work to ensure that we will not return to our old normal, and we need your help to make sure things...
Read MoreThe Fierce Urgency of Now
April 18, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of “the fierce urgency of now” 57 years ago at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Now, the fierce urgency brought by the coronavirus pandemic has gripped the entire world. Will the current crisis convince...
Read MoreImproving 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...
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