OLYMPIA – Washington continues to lead the way in ensuring preventive services are covered by health care plans in the state, an expansion of services covered under the Affordable Care…
Riccelli Bill to Expand Preventive Services Passes Senate
Category: Press Releases
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Senate passes bill strengthening protections against assisted reproduction fraud
OLYMPIA – House Bill 1300, aimed at shielding individuals and families from the harm caused by deceptive and appalling practices in assisted reproduction procedures, passed the state Senate today. Introduced…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Senate Passes Bill to Empower Crisis Responders
OLYMPIA – As the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline gains traction, crisis responders have expressed concern regarding a lack of liability protections similar to those afforded to emergency medical personnel…
Simmons champions Keep Our Care Act in the House
OLYMPIA – The House Appropriations Committee passed the Keep Our Care Act on Monday. Designed to keep hospitals from consolidating if the deal diminishes patients’ access to services, the passage…
Macri: “The hopes of renters died in the Senate today”
OLYMPIA – Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) released the following statement upon failure of the Senate Ways & Means Committee to pass HB 2114, Rep. Emily Alvarado’s (D-Seattle) legislation to end…