Your Support is Invaluable!
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Universal Health Care Commission WA
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U.S. Medicare for All Act of 2022 HR 1976
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U.S. Medicare for All Act of 2022 S 4204
All of us can advocate for real progress at the state and federal levels
In 2019, the Legislature established a Universal Health Care Work Group.Â
The final report defined universal health care: All Washington residents can access essential, effective, appropriate, and affordable health care services when and where they need it.Â
NSP and our co-members in HCHR support Model A which would be achieved  through a state-governed and administered program and covers undocumented immigrant Washington residents and their families.Â
In 2021 the Washington State Legislature passed SB 5399, establishing the Universal Health Care Commission to:
Create immediate and impactful changes in Washington’s health care access and delivery.
Prepare for the creation of a health care system which provides coverage and access through a universal financing system. Â
The purpose of the commission is to:
Make the health care system more accessible by increasing access to quality, affordable health care.
Prepare the state for the creation of a health care system that provides coverage and access for all Washington residents:
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Through a unified financing system.
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Once the federal government approves this new health care system.