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Health Care for All - Washington advocates for secure, affordable, and comprehensive health care coverage for all Washington residents implemented through a unified financing system. Please ensure your post is fair, balanced, and thoughtful.

Washington approved an average 22.2% increase for individual health insurance premiums in 2027. What’s driving the surge...
25/09/2026

Washington approved an average 22.2% increase for individual health insurance premiums in 2027. What’s driving the surge? Higher healthcare costs, driven by inflation, drug price increases, labor shortages, consolidation among healthcare providers, and healthy people foregoing insurance due to the cost, leaving a sicker "risk pool" needing more care. We need universal health care ASAP!

See comments for WA approves double-digit rate hike for individual health insurance plans

Save the date - THURSDAY OCTOBER 15: British National Health Service: racial and social determinants of Health with Clar...
22/09/2026

Save the date - THURSDAY OCTOBER 15: British National Health Service: racial and social determinants of Health with Clarence Spigner, DrPH! RSVP at link in comments for Zoom info!

His CV speaks for itself…

Adjunct Professor, Global Health:
Professor, Health Systems and Population Health;
Adjunct Professor, American Ethnic Studies;
Director of the Master of Public Health program, Health Systems and Population Health;
Faculty Lead for HSPop tuition-based Undergrad elective courses, Health Systems and Population Health

Dr. Clarence Spigner will be joining Health Care for All-WA on Thursday October 15 at 7:00 PM PDT for our one-time 3rd Thursday Speaker Series. RSVP for Zoom info because you’re going to want to hear what he has to say!

Why not borrow the money from your health insurance company? The administration suggested that insurers consider offerin...
21/09/2026

Why not borrow the money from your health insurance company? The administration suggested that insurers consider offering loans to cash-strapped customers. Dr. John W. Scott, a trauma surgeon and health care researcher at the University of Washington, says offering loans through insurers “seems to be a restructuring of who they owe the debt to, and that is the opposite of a solution.” Learn why this is a bad idea!

See comments for The Seattle Times article Can’t pay medical bills? Trump officials suggest getting a loan

The demise of regional payers will lead to larger national payers gaining undue influence. Following a disastrous experi...
18/09/2026

The demise of regional payers will lead to larger national payers gaining undue influence. Following a disastrous experience with a third party claims administrator, Providence Health Plan will transition out of most of its health insurance lines of business beginning in 2027. This includes Individual and Family and Employer Group/Commercial plans wilth plans to shift Medicare Advantage likely to a national payer.

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Two decades after a massive lawsuit forced insurers to kill the practice of automatically downgrading doctors' claims to...
09/09/2026

Two decades after a massive lawsuit forced insurers to kill the practice of automatically downgrading doctors' claims to pay them less, Big Insurance is bringing it back — this time under the guise of fighting “waste and abuse," causing financial harm to honest, hard working doctors.

See comments for Downcoding is Back From the Dead: Insurers Resurrected a Scheme to Pay Doctors Less That the Courts Banned

In a growing movement for states to charge large employers whose workers rely on Medicaid instead of employer-sponsored ...
04/09/2026

In a growing movement for states to charge large employers whose workers rely on Medicaid instead of employer-sponsored health insurance, New Jersey has become the first state to enact such a fee. Supporters argue that profitable companies should help cover the public costs of insuring their workforce, while opponents warn it could discourage hiring of lower-income workers and create unintended consequences. What do you think of this kind of policy? Let us know in the comments.

See comments for States Consider Charging Companies With Workers on Medicaid

The Washington State Fair in Puyallup starts today, and we'll be there! Look for the HCFA-WA banner in the Expo Hall, NW...
04/09/2026

The Washington State Fair in Puyallup starts today, and we'll be there! Look for the HCFA-WA banner in the Expo Hall, NW Connections, on the following dates:

Friday September 4- Monday September 7
Friday September 18
Friday September 25

Come say hi, share your health care story with us, find out what we've been up to - we'd love to see you!

The August e.Bulletin is out now! See comments for link!In this issue:Save the date: Annual Meeting, November 14!Septemb...
02/09/2026

The August e.Bulletin is out now! See comments for link!

In this issue:
Save the date: Annual Meeting, November 14!
September HCFA-WA Presence at the Puyallup Fair
Invite a representative of HCFA-WA to speak with your group or at your event
August 2WSS Recap Washington Tamitha Shockley-CHAS
August FTAC Recap
September Events

Private insurance middlemen are draining Medicaid dry. Dr. Steve Kemble reveals how one bold state fix could save Washin...
30/08/2026

Private insurance middlemen are draining Medicaid dry. Dr. Steve Kemble reveals how one bold state fix could save Washington over a billion dollars annually.

See comments for Physicians for a National Health Program - PNHP's video and study on The Case for Removing Middlemen from Medicaid

Denials for Dollars! EviCore, a company used by major insurers covering roughly a third of insured Americans, plays a ce...
20/08/2026

Denials for Dollars! EviCore, a company used by major insurers covering roughly a third of insured Americans, plays a central role in denying or delaying care through prior authorization. Their algorithm allows it to adjust the chances that company doctors will screen prior authorization requests, increasing the possibility of denials.

See comments for “Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care

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