Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) is a Seattle-based nonprofit public-interest legal and policy organization founded in 1999 that works to expand equitable access to affordable, quality health care in Washington State through legal advocacy, policy campaigns, community education, trainings, and coalition building.
Advocates for Medicaid/Apple Health expansion and protections, immigrant health coverage, affordability and price transparency reforms, limits on medical debt and abusive billing (including ambulance and surprise bills), charity care expansion, public option/Cascade Care policies, Medicare affordability supports, reproductive health protections, mental health parity and enforcement, and stronger oversight of hospital consolidation and corporate practices.
Primarily funded by foundation grants and philanthropic contributions, supplemented by individual donations, program grants/contracts, and occasional government or fee-for-service support.
Co-leads and coalition partner in Fair Health Prices Washington; frequent collaborator with patient and consumer groups such as the Patient Coalition of Washington and policy allies like the Economic Opportunity Institute; organizational leaders include founders Janet Varon and Ele Hamburger and senior staff such as Deputy Director Emily Brice.
501(c)(3) nonprofit public interest/advocacy organization (legal health justice organization)
