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This was a forum in Wapato, Washington for healthcare information. It was on May 21st, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Wapato Community Hall.

Yakima has 1 hospital and many insurance policies are no longer covering care at the Multi-Care facility in town. This is critical to the community.

The event was organized by our friends at Yakima Valley Healthcare Defense Partenership. This forum featured guest speakers from Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Yakima Neighborhood Health, SHIBA Service WA State OIC, Poder Latinx and r/WholeWashington

Thank you to https://yakimavalleyhealthcaredefensepartnership.my.canva.site/united-we-thrive for hosting us and giving back to your community.

Shouting out https://www.johnduresky4congress.com/ for being there and supporting healthcare in his community.

Pledge to sign our initiative to get on the 2028 ballot here: https://wholewashington.org/pledge/

We had over a hundred people meet up in West Seattle to celebrate, network and raise money for universal healthcare.

The event featured rousing speeches from Seattle Mayor Wilson, Rep. Scott (LD 43) and Rep. Parshley (LD 22).

Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and/or donated!

You can watch our gala video here: https://youtu.be/5HoG14ni60s

Help us raise enough money to get on the ballot in 2028 here: wholewashington.org/donate

So many Washington State candidates have already signed the pledge this year! Help us recruit more!

The Pledge calls on politicians to reject campaign contributions from the executives, lobbyists, and PACs affiliated with the corporate health care industry, including private insurers, pharma corporations, and private hospitals who are organizing to take over our health care system. The pledge is supported by a broad coalition of organizations dedicated to working on health care justice.

Visit https://patientsoverprofits.org/ to learn more!

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXXhapm7D5/?img_index=1

The Health Care is a Human Right (HCHR) Coalition is a grassroots community-labor campaign with the goal of securing the fundamental right to health care for all individuals in Washington State & our nation.

It is made up of supporting organizations and individuals from throughout the state standing together to create a health system that reflects our principles.

Whole Washington is a proud member of HCHR and our volunteers serve on most/all of the committees.

Do you know of an organization that believes Health Care is a Human Right? HCHR is a valuable space full of industry experts and people who want to fix our healthcare system.

Learn more at: https://www.hchrwashington.org/

Link to the moment after she is asked if she will run for higher office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mav8dztF7bY?t=85m30s

This is the energy we need from both national and state level politicians. Do you know a candidate/org/elected with this kind of energy? Send them to https://wholewashington.org/endorse/

I replaced the click bait Seattle Times headline with a more informative one using the key facts from the article

Join Whole Washington for a virtual townhall regarding the Washington Health Trust and Whole Washington’s By Bill Or By Ballot strategy. Come get YOUR questions answered.

Thank you to these individuals! Universal Healthcare is a winning issue!

1. Kevin Moynihan, LD 19 (also signed Patients over Profits)
2. Annie Fitzgerald, LD 38
3. Ashley Fedan, LD 11 
4. Kenneth King, Pierce County Council
5. Angela Taylor, LD 2 (also signed Patients over Profits)
6. Kelabe Tewolde, LD 37
7. Jessica Forsythe, LD 48 (also signed Patients over Profits)
8. Brett Hennrich, CD 03
9. Danica Noble, LD 32
10. Ron Davis, LD 46 (Note: he is challenging WW endorser Gerry Pollet)
11. Kristin Lillegard, LD 23 (also signed Patients over Profits)
12. Jaelynn Scott, LD 37
13. Kim Harless, LD 49
14. Rebecca Saldana, King County Council
15. John Duresky, CD 04

Patients over Profits is a campaign from National Nurses United where candidates say they will not take more than $200 from healthcare/insurance companies.

Also, shouting out:

Aaron Croft
LD-6 (spokane area) mentions WHT on website and shares our quarter sheets at his tables!

Tomas Scheel, CD 2 (Signed Patients over Profits)

More keep coming in! I know of a few endorsements and PoP pledges that have been promised! Encourage your reps and candidates to endorse Whole Washington at https://wholewashington.org/endorse

It's good to know some folks are noticing the complacency of our state government on healthcare. This King 5 article does a great job laying out the problem.

Check out r/wholewashington for more on the solution

This is a forum in Wapato, Washington for healthcare information that anyone can attend! It is on May 21st, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Wapato Community Hall.

It is put on by the Yakima Valley Healthcare Defense Partenership. This forum features guest speakers from Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Yakima Neighborhood Health, SHIBA Service WA State OIC, Poder Latinx and r/WholeWashington

The forum will feature live Spanish translation services.

Register at the QR code on the flyer! We hope to see you there!

Direct link: https://yakimavalleyhealthcaredefensepartnership.my.canva.site/united-we-thrive

Look for our big white banner shown in the second picture!

Here is the link to watch. Testimony is near the beginning. If you are really into healthcare policy, stay the whole time! If not, tune in to hear passionate testimony from our healthcare adcvocates!

You can still come in person if you are interested! Meetings are open to the public. Find information here: https://wholewashington.org/event/uhcc-meeting-field-trip/

Across Washington, Medicare patients are facing denials and delays as the result of the launch of a pilot program that requires doctors to get approval from a third-party contractor (based in Arizona) using artificial intelligence (AI) technology - and before they can provide certain types of medical care. The time needed to complete certain procedures is now up to four times longer compared with before the implementation of the pilot, according to a new report citing hospital data. This has caused much pain and suffering on the part of elderly patients. During a series of congressional hearings over the past two weeks, Washington lawmakers questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the program’s human consequences. Article at link:

WA patients agonize as Medicare AI program continues to delay care | The Seattle Times