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Health Care for All-WA
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Dedicated to achieving universal, publicly funded health care.
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Get vital documents for HCFA-WA's Annual Conference & Business Meeting this SATURDAY! We have keynote speaker Ryan Moran from the HCA, messages from health care committee Chairs, & HCFA-WA board elections!

Find the info, documents, & Zoom info here: www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_annu...

See you there!
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Our Annual Conference & Business Meeting is Saturday! RSVP for Zoom info! www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_annu...

Join us for:
✶ Keynote speaker Ryan Moran, new director of the Washington State Health Care Authority
✶ Messages from health care committee Chairs Sen. Annette Cleveland & Rep. Dan Bronoske
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Next Saturday: Annual meeting with messages from the Chairs of the Senate & House health care committees! RSVP for Zoom info: www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_annu...

In addition to keynote speaker Ryan Moran, we'll have messages from Annette Cleveland and Dan Bronoske!

Join us to plan for 2026!
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
States are forming health alliances to coordinate public health amid federal chaos to protect their residents. Can these coalitions reshape public health & unite divided state responses? Not only can they do this, it may be the only remaining option.

Discover how: www.kff.org/other-health...
#waleg
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Meet Ryan Moran, Director of the WA Health Care Authority, at our Annual Conference & Business Meeting November 15! www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_annu...

We unveil our bold 2026 Strategic Plan & celebrate a year of progress! Hear from Ryan on the future of health care, ask questions, & share your ideas.
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We support SJM 8201! It allows WA to invest long-term care funds more productively, and here's why. The State Investment Board would invest a portion of only the long term care fund's reserves in equities (stocks), which, historical evidence shows, generate higher returns over the long term.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need to spread the word about #UniversalHealthCare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute them in your community! Coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, etc, & any community bulletin board!

#WAleg
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
3 ways states can save billions & survive the impending health care crisis: remove private insurance from #Medicaid programs, embrace global budgets for hospitals, & regain control of Medicaid pharmacy benefits.
Read When DC Hands Out Lemons: How States Can Cushion #MedicaidCuts - next post!
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need to spread the word about #UniversalHealthCare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute them in your community! Coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, etc, & any community bulletin board!

#WAleg
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Congresswoman @repdelbene.bsky.social Steps Up to lead a letter to CMS: "The use of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage shows us that, in practice, WISeR [requiring prior authorizations for Traditional Medicare patients in 6 states including WA] will likely limit beneficiaries’...

#WAleg
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need to spread the word about #UniversalHealthCare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute them in your community! Coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, etc, & any community bulletin board!

#WAleg
October 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
ACA health insurance premiums are expected to rise sharply- projections range from ~15% to ~28%, due to both subsidy expiration and mounting insurer costs.

Read "ACA subsidies are going away. Here is the cost to enrollees.": www.npr.org/sections/sho...

#MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #WAleg
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
TONIGHT! “Ending Neglect of Tuberculosis, the U-shaped curve in public health”! RSVP for Zoom info: www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_zoom...

Dr. Stefan Goldberg will discuss what happens when we neglect the need for federal & local public health resources. Spoiler alert: not good!
#UniversalHealthCare #WAleg
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Grow the WA Cares fund! The Seattle Times editorial board endorsed the constitutional amendment: investing WA Cares funds in the stock market would be a prudent financial strategy for WA's long-term care insurance program.

Read : www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
#waleg #universalhealthcare
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
WEDNESDAY@7 PM PDT! “Ending Neglect of Tuberculosis, the U-shaped curve in public health” with Dr. Stefan Goldberg. RSVP for Zoom info here: www.hcfawa.org/hcfa_wa_zoom...

What happens when our hospitals get overloaded & our “healthcare system” can’t keep up?
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need to spread the word about #UniversalHealthCare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute them in your community! Coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, etc, & any community bulletin board!
October 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The September e.Bulletin is out now! www.hcfawa.org/september_20...

In this issue:
✦ HCFA-WA Goes Back to College!
✦ UHCC & FTAC mtgs
✦ 3 Actions to Save the Healthcare Safety Net!
✦ News You Can Use
✦ October & November Events

#MedicareForAll #Medicare4All #UniversalHealthCare #SinglePayer #WAleg
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Legislators: Hundreds of Americans die every day because of our health care system. What's the hold up?

Read With Premiums Set to Rise, a Reminder: #MedicareForAll Would Save $650 Billion’ Annually: www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...

#Medicare4All #UniversalHealthCare #SaveMedicare #WAleg
September 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need feet on the ground to spread the word about #universalhealthcare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute in your community: coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, farmers markets... 1/2
September 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Cancer survivor in rural SE WA: If the hospital has to close, the town will “probably die along with it.”

Read ‘Strained past our breaking point’: WA’s small-town hospitals fear closure as Medicaid cuts loom: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

#PramilaJayapal #AdamSmith #UniversalHealthCare #WAleg
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
US health care is broken. We have a solution. And we'll be at the #WashPIRG UW Affordable Health Care Volunteer Fair to tell you all about it!

Come see us 11-3 pm Monday 9/22, at the Mary Gates Hall North Lawn!

#MedicareForAll #Medicare4All #UniversalHealthCare #WAleg #UniversityOfWashington
September 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
WA, OR, & CA have formed the West Coast Health Alliance in 2025 to collaborate more closely on public health! HI joined the Alliance shortly after its formation. 1/2

#MedicareForAll #Medicare4All #UniversalHealthCare #SinglePayer #SaveMedicare #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #EverybodyInNobodyOut #WAleg
September 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need feet on the ground to spread the word about #universalhealthcare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

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September 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The #UniversalHealthCareCommission Advocates Roundtable marked the first time in its ~4-year existence that it engaged directly with universal health care advocates!

And we've written all about it! www.hcfawa.org/august_uhcc_...

The next UHCC meeting is this Thursday, September 11, 2-5 pm. #waleg
September 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ready for some grassroots action? We need feet on the ground to spread the word about #universalhealthcare & reach new eyes. Check out our printable QR code flyers! www.hcfawa.org/qr_code_grap...

Distribute in your community: coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries, farmers markets... 1/2
September 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM