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2020 Annual Meeting Report + Videos
November 29, 2020
Health Care for All Washington held our first virtual Annual Meeting on November 15, and we were so gratified to have the best turnout EVER. Things went surprisingly smoothly for our first webinar-style presentation that included panelists! We saw participant numbers reach into 100,...
Read More2020 General Legislative Candidate Questionnaire
October 17, 2020
Find your Legislative District here. Candidate email addresses can be found here. View responses for Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Commissioner races here. View Congressional Candidate responses here. The Question: Do you pledge to support legislation for high quality, sustainable, affordable, publicly funded health care for...
Read More2020 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire
October 17, 2020
See responses from Senator and State Representative candidates by Legislative District here. Responses from Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Commissioner candidates are here. Candidate email addresses can be found here. The Question: Do you pledge to build upon the Affordable Care Act by supporting the State-Based...
Read More2020 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*...
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