Health Care for All-WA

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Are you tired of a health care system that works for everybody but the patient?

When you give to HCFA-WA, you help us advance legislation that improves health care for all Washington residents now, and moves us closer to achieving a future state-based universal health care system in Washington. Instead of waiting for a Federal universal system, we can create our own universal system.

More than half of bankruptcies are caused by medical debt. Over half of Washington families delay or forego care altogether, with almost a third rationing medicines like insulin, all due to costs. From insurance companies to pharmacy benefit managers to hospital systems, consolidated entities control access to our care while reaping huge profits. In this landscape of consolidation and privatization of our healthcare system, the need for universal health care has never been more urgent.

When you GiveBIG to HCFA-WA, you join us in making health care about health. Here’s a snapshot of our recent wins.

Establishing and supporting the Universal Health Care Commission (UHCC), mandated to study and design a UHC system that will cover everybody in Washington State while also providing interim solutions to Washington’s critical healthcare needs.
- In 2021, we passed SB 5399, the bill that created the UHCC.
- In 2023, we secured additional funding to expand their work.
- In 2024, we secured $490,000 in the budget for studies to develop health care infrastructure and capacity, unify our healthcare system, and meet federal waiver requirements - in preparation for a future universal health care system!
- In this incredibly difficult fiscal year, we have worked to continue funding the Commission’s work - including making sure that previously allocated funds are carried forward to the 2025-27 biennium.
- AND we continue monitoring the UHCC to ensure it fulfills its mandate by providing testimony, meeting with legislators and allies, and publishing a monthly analysis of what’s working and what’s not!
Legislative Action
- Since 2020, together with you, we have laid the foundation for publicly funded universal health care; lowered the cost of insulin and other pharmaceutical drugs; lowered health care costs and increased access to healthcare; increased health care cost transparency; and reduced costs for inhalers and epinephrine autoinjectors. And those are just the highlights!
- In 2025, we’ve lobbied for seven bills, ranging from universal health care legislation to ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services.

raises public support for universal health care

2nd Wednesday Speaker Series via Zoom covering critical topics such as:
- How universal health care can help balance the state budget
- Save Medicare - Level the Playing Field
- Transforming public will into political power
Public events
- Town halls and meeting with legislators,
- Presentations to groups, clubs, organizations - everyone!
- Rallies
Educational Materials
- Free eBook A Medicare for All Q&A by Cris Currie, RN, MA
- Monthly e.Bulletin
- Robust resource library on our website