No Cuts – Raise Revenue Rally with Health Care is a Human Right – WA

We, the Health Care Is a Human Right WA coalition, made up of 40 organizations, are united in our demand: No cuts to essential services and no balancing of the budget on the backs of the vulnerable. We are committed to ensuring that health care is a fundamental right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy. The ongoing budget cuts and delays in achieving universal coverage are harming our community.
Impact of Cuts.

The federal cuts have already begun to hit hard. Many of Washington’s programs, such as Medicaid, cancer screenings, and other vital services, are funded by the federal government. As these programs face significant reductions or potential loss, we need to strengthen our state’s ability to fund and sustain these services independently. We cannot afford to rely on a federal government that continues to prioritize the wealthy over the needs of its citizens.

Increasing Revenue

Washington needs to support itself and build a sustainable, equitable future. This includes revisiting tax breaks for big businesses and ensuring that those who can afford to contribute more do so, so that the burden of essential services does not fall solely on the poor and middle class.

Featured Speakers include:

• Patty Kuderer Washington’s Insurance Commissioner, will speak to the critical need for universal health coverage, highlight the importance of achieving single-payer uhc reform at the state level, how we can get there, how advocates can support that goal, and the impact of the threatened Federal Medicaid cuts on our reform efforts in WA.
• Vicki Lowe, Executive Director of the American Indian Health Commission of WA. The cuts to both federal and state budgets disproportionately harm Native Americans who already face significant healthcare challenges. Dismantling of federal agencies.

These communities must not be further neglected in the push for budgetary cuts. There will be time at the end of the hour for attendees to share their stories. Join us!