Universal healthcare. By bill or by ballot!
Senate Bill 5233 House Bill 1445 We couldn’t have predicted such an energized start to the 2025 Legislative Session, but we are off to the races! With 11 cosponsors in the Senate and 17 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, Washington State is positioned for genuine Universal Healthcare progress in an all-new way. As we celebrate these...
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...
Washington State completed its first week of the 2025 legislation session, and in that wild week, Universal Healthcare surged forward. First, the Washington Health Trust took off in the Senate (SB 5233) with eleven co-sponsors, and on Friday, a companion bill was introduced in the House. This is historic! Let’s take a moment to acknowledge...
You REALLY Understood the Assignment! Senate Bill 5233 has ELEVEN Cosponsors We must admit, we weren’t expecting a showing this strong, but it makes sense. Universal Healthcare makes sense. The effort we’ve all put in over the years is beginning to bear fruit. Did you know this is the highest number of cosponsors for any version of the...
It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment! Please call your State Senator and ask them to cosponsor the new Washington Health Trust! We need solutions that save money, save lives, and expand our benefits. SB 5233 achieves all three. Senators must sign on before 5 PM today, 1/14/2025. Pick up the phone and fire up that email.
The Washington Health Trust is back in the Senate The 2025 legislative session has started, and it’s time to contact our elected officials! Once again, Senator Bob Hasegawa from Legislative District 11 has introduced the Washington Health Trust (WHT). We’re incredibly grateful for Senator Hasegawa’s advocacy on this critical issue, and now, it’s time for us to...
Happy New Year ~ Last year ended with a surge of awareness and enthusiasm for Universal Healthcare. Change is in the air! For example, we’ve received many newly submitted Volunteer Questionnaires in the past few weeks. Thank you, everyone! At tonight’s meeting, our Campaign Director Andre Stackhouse will take us behind the scenes, describe where we are now,...
Whole Washington is non-partisan and healthcare is an everybody issue. That being said, we know there are a wide range of emotions being felt by our supporters in the wake of the election. Some are pleased with the outcomes, others are shocked and disappointed. Some are frustrated with the two-party system and the stranglehold of...