eBulletins
November 2023 e.Bulletin
November 21, 2023
Thanks to your support and activism, we have made great progress this year: The landmark 1332 waiver allows immigrants to access health care regardless of their legal status that will impact over 100K workers. The 988 behavioral health hotline with specialists is a start...
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October 31, 2023
It’s scary out there, from world headlines to health care horror stories: patients unable to afford their healthcare while going bankrupt over medical debt, even when insured; independent pharmacies threatened by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs); medical fraudsters and Medicare so-called “Advantage” scams undermining Medicare’s...
Read MoreSeptember 2023 e.Bulletin
September 29, 2023
HCFA-WA Annual Educational Conference & Meeting You’re Invited! Sat. Oct. 21st, 2023 1-3 pm - Doors open at 12:30 HCFA-WA Annual Educational Conference and Meeting Lowering Drug Prices & 2024 Legislative Agenda Horizon House - 900 University St., Seattle, WA 98101RSVP here for in person or Zoom!
Read MoreAugust 2023 e.Bulletin
August 30, 2023
INTRODUCING . . . our new URL: www.hcfawa.org As you might have noticed, our website was briefly unreachable earlier this month. First, we want to assure you that this was not a security breach, nor did it involve or affect any of your personal...
Read MoreJune 2023 e.Bulletin
June 29, 2023
Welcome to the June issue of the e.Bulletin. We are keeping it short and sweet this issue with a focus on how to make universal health care a reality in WA with articles and a movie showing how corporations profit off our health. Read...
Read MoreMay 2023 e.Bulletin
May 31, 2023
May brought not only spring flowers, it also brought the third meeting of Universal Health Care Committee's Finance Technical Advisory Committee! We also had the pleasure of learning about My Health My Data! And why “Washingtonians deserve the right to decide who shares and sells...
Read MoreApril 2023 e.Bulletin
April 28, 2023
“The underlying problem of health care spending is health inequity.” -Pierre Theodore, MD, vice president health disparities, Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health
Read MoreMarch 2023 e.Bulletin
March 29, 2023
Washington State Legislative Cutoff Calendar 2023 The legislative session (January 9 - April 24) is approaching the home stretch, and plenty of legislative action opportunities are still to be had. The cutoff for bills being voted on in their house of origin was March...
Read MoreJanuary 2023 e.Bulletin
January 31, 2023
2023 Legislative Actions and introducing the FTAC We are starting the year with a packed legislative agenda, and we have two ways to take action, detailed below: Sign in “pro” TODAY on 2 of our priority bills with hearings on February 1. Details below....
Read MoreNovember 2022 e.Bulletin
November 29, 2022
Please RSVP to attend our Annual Educational Conference and Meeting on December 3. This month’s 2nd Wednesday Speaker Series featured Fran Rourke leading us in a discussion about Navigating Transgender Diversity. Don't forget the December 15 Universal Health Care Commission meeting and Finance Technical...
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