Universal healthcare. By bill or by ballot!
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...
SB 5947 is on track to reach the Senate floor for a vote.
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...
We’re thrilled to announce Whole Washington has been endorsed by IBEW Local 46! IBEW46 represents electrical workers and has operated in Washington for over 100 years! We are incredibly grateful for their support and are eager to partner with them to show how universal healthcare benefits all workers, including those who work in the skilled...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/2/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Seattle, WA – Seattle Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson has endorsed a statewide universal healthcare proposal for Washington in the form of The Washington Health Trust, a proposal written by the nonprofit Whole Washington which currently stands as the only universal healthcare bill (HB.1445/SB.5233) in the state...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8/20/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Link to release: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVgVKQxoHe12IL0XUaN13tL5QAPhpaH0vIrMlAfvrx8/edit?tab=t.0 New Appointments to Universal Health Care Commission Could Have Significant Impact on Progress Towards Universal Healthcare in Washington Olympia, WA – The Washington State Universal Healthcare Commission (UHCC) is undergoing changes to its personnel as terms expire and new members are appointed this summer. Just last month Representative...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 7/24/2025 Contact: andre@wholewashington.org – (206) 659-9826 Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press This release: Statewide Universal Healthcare Resolution Passed Through Washington State Labor Council Statewide Universal Healthcare Resolution Passed Through Washington State Labor Council Vancouver, WA – The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) has passed a resolution (2025.02 on page 23) in support of Washington pursuing a statewide universal healthcare system...
  Why does Whole Washington exist? What do we need to achieve? What is our WHY? Experiences from a few of our volunteers tell us why this work is vital and incredibly urgent. Plus our Executive Director covers our wins and why we need your support! Keep Whole Washington Moving Forward
As we head into the Memorial Day Weekend, we want to pause for a moment of deep appreciation and gratitude. The Universal Healthcare Gala this past Saturday was a resounding success. We want to share our joy with some photos and an update on the Gala’s donations. Drumroll please…with your help, Whole Washington raised over…...
Whole Washington has had historic success this legislative session with unprecedented wins for universal healthcare. Let’s celebrate and build our future! We hope you will join us for this milestone event! Universal Healthcare Gala – Saturday, May 17th, 2025 5 PM – 9 PM Mount Baker Community Club in Seattle The Year Thus Far 2025 has been...