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COVID-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...

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Why 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...

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The 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...

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Improving 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...

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Governor signs SB 6087 into law and HCFA-WA is celebrating!

April 02, 2020

The bill passed the Legislature with strong bi-partisan support. Now that it is law, Washington's nearly 800,000 Diabetes patients will soon see relief from sky-rocketing insulin prices. Please join us in thanking Gov. Inslee for signing this important legislation into law! Based on a...

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WA insurance commissioner extends premium grace periods, orders more accountability to enrollees

March 26, 2020

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced Tuesday new orders to health insurers to protect Washingtonians against the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Mike Kriedler issued a second emergency order for health insurers to expand telehealth, testing coverage, and extend premium grace periods.

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