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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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1/31/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Universal healthcare resolution passes Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee Olympia, WA – A universal healthcare resolution numbered Senate Joint Memorial (SJM) 8004 received a public hearing in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee on January 30th and was voted through the following day. Introduced by Senator Bob Hasegawa,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1/26/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Washington State Democratic Party votes to endorse universal healthcare legislation Tacoma, WA – The Washington State Democratic Party has endorsed universal healthcare legislation through a decisive majority vote of its state committee members at a party meeting in Tacoma on January 26th. The proposal, known as the Washington Health Trust,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – The Washington Health Trust, a statewide universal healthcare proposal backed by Whole Washington and the Health Care is a Human Right coalition, has been introduced into both chambers of the state legislature as HB.1445 and SB.5233....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – Representative Lisa Parshley of the 22nd Legislative District has introduced HB.1445 as a companion bill to the statewide universal healthcare bill SB.5233, often called the Washington Health Trust, into the state House of Representatives for the very first time....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/20/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation reintroduced into Senate to record cosponsors Olympia, WA – Senator Bob Hasegawa of the 11th Legislative District has reintroduced a statewide universal healthcare bill called the Washington Health Trust into the Senate with a record 11 cosponsors. The bill has been assigned the number SB.5233. Originally introduced...
For Immediate Release April 23, 2024 Contact: info@wholewashington.org Whole Washington to host a series of Town Halls across the state- next stop, Aberdeen Aberdeen - Whole Washington is crossing the state to talk to communities all over about Washington’s healthcare system. Their “Let's Make Healthcare Happen!” town halls are non-partisan, educational events, open to everyone....
For Immediate Release April 23, 2024 Contact: info@wholewashington.org Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and Undue Medical Debt are teaming up with Whole Washington to host a series of Town Halls Olympia - Whole Washington is teaming up with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) and Undue Medical Debt to talk to communities all over about...