Universal healthcare. By bill or by ballot!
The General Election is November 3rd! Follow these steps to make sure the candidate you vote for will advocate for your health and well-being when they’re elected! Step 1: Find Candidates in Your Area Or you can check the table below to see if candidates or elected officials on your ballot have endorsed Whole Washington and joined the fight for universal healthcare. Everyone listed has! Step 2: VOTE Use the...Continue reading
Meet the coalition partners working towards our common goal The movement to bring universal healthcare (UHC) to Washington is backed by a broad coalition of diverse partners across the state, all working towards the same goal. We have strength in numbers, and this solidarity gives us a broad reach as we move forward to achieve healthcare for all Washingtonians. We partner with Healthcare is a Human Right WA, with a total...Continue reading
Federal cuts are hitting and we want you to join us for universal healthcare Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community leaders, health care providers and advocates gathered yesterday morning at Hing Hay Park to demand immediate action as more than 11,000 Washington immigrants and refugees lost Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage. Those who lost coverage belong to a group of lawfully present non-citizens who are being hit by the changes...Continue reading
Why my wheelchair nightmare proves we need the Washington Health Trust by Steven Field Imagine if your primary means of independence—the thing that allows you to move, work, and live—suddenly broke down. Now imagine getting 100% approval from your insurance to fix it, only to be left completely stranded for months because two separate insurance databases—Medicaid and a private managed care plan—failed to coordinate a single eligibility flag. This isn’t...Continue reading
As I mentioned in my last post (How Italians see the US healthcare system), I recently moved to Washington State after living for 25 years in Rome, Italy. I started volunteering for Whole Washington in August. Since my employer-sponsored healthcare doesn’t include dental insurance, I decided to sign up through the state marketplace exchange. The monthly premium is $18 for my coverage and includes basic dental such as check-ups and...Continue reading
When I first moved to Italy back in December of 2001, I quickly came down with a severe sore throat. I was 24, had just left my full-time job in the US to go “find myself” abroad, and I was used to pushing through a common cold. But this one was relentless and I ended up needing to see a doctor. I had no idea where to go, so an...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE6/08/2026Contact: andre@wholewashington.orgPress resources: wholewashington.org/press Insurance Commissioner Kuderer Honors Universal Healthcare OrgsPatty Kuderer Presents Awards to Whole Washington & Health Care for All Washington Redmond, WA – Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer recognized the state’s leading universal healthcare advocacy groups Whole Washington and Health Care for All Washington the “People Over Profits” awards at a campaign event at PostDoc Brewery in Redmond last Tuesday, June 2nd. The award recognizes organizations advocating for human welfare and consumer...Continue reading
A recap of the 2025-2026 Biennium While significant gains were made and milestones achieved, universal healthcare legislation has reached the end of its road in Washington’s 2025-2026 Legislative Biennium. The last remaining active bill, SB.5947, commonly known as the universal healthcare ‘trigger bill,’ was not granted a hearing in the House before the deadline. In each chamber, initial hearings are scheduled by the Chairs of policy committees. In this case,...Continue reading
SB 5947 is on track to reach the Senate floor for a vote.Continue reading
A coalition of healthcare advocates in partnership with Senator Bob Hasegawa’s office, introduced a suite of five healthcare bills for this short legislative session that begins January 12th. Whole Washington urges everyone to comment in support of these bills and to contact their state legislators to cosponsor the bills in the Senate and introduce companion bills in the House. Building on the momentum from the passage of 2025’s SJM 8004, these...Continue reading