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Universal 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
Read MoreUniversal 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...
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