Bevin in the Media

"McLeod wants to expand her progressive vision to include and improve all 'the social determinants of health,' she said in an interview, "The health care delivery system is only one piece of the pie. We need quality education, quality homes people can afford, and we need food security. We’ve siloed these issues for too long, but the reality is it’s all connected. We can’t have healthy food and water to feed growing minds if we don’t have sustainable environmental policies as well." Read More

"Hsiao, a Harvard economist and actuary who President Jimmy Carter tapped to design a national heath care system in the U.S.—and who went on to design Taiwan's single-payer system, along with eight others around the world—called [Sen.] Randall's new law 'the strongest' universal health care legislation he'd seen 'in a decade.'" Read More

"Behavioral health providers are overburdened and underpaid while rates of gun violence, suicide, and substance abuse rise. Environmental degradation is leading to increased rates of conditions such as asthma and cancer, and rural health care facilities are closing their doors as private insurers flee uncertain markets.  Fortunately, our Washington State Legislature is making meaningful progress this session by focusing on behavioral and reproductive health access, and environmental health equity." Read More

"In the meantime, if you want to start knocking on doors and telling people about this, go talk to the fine people at Health Care for All-WA." Read More

"With the work of the Universal Health Care Work Group leading to a conversation in the legislature this year, where might we expect the conversation about universal to lead in the session ahead? If there is increasing support for a system of universal coverage, how does that vision become reality within the complex nature of health politics today? This session will discuss these questions and point towards possible pathways forward." Read More

"A proposed bill would lay the foundations for single-payer health care in Washington state." Read More

"I'm the daughter of an ardent feminist who stomped the streets of New York City fighting for women's rights nearly 50 years ago, yet our concern and effort as feminists are still needed because women in the United States are still treated like second-class citizens." Watch Here

McLeod filed the initial complaint against Stober over his treatment of Natalia Koss Vallejo, the group’s executive director. 'I feel very strongly that if we’re going to change the culture around us, we have to take steps to address situations as they arise, and call them out for not acceptable,' she said." Read More

“This is a bill to champion, not just for Washington State, but for any other state that is ready to take universal access to coverage into their own hands. We have been working for years to establish a state-based universal health care plan for all our residents and Congresswoman Jayapal’s legislation could help make that a reality.” Bevin McLeod, Program Director, Healthcare for All – Washington. Read More

"Since 2011, GenR members have come together to support the IRC's vital mission by  hosting events, volunteering their time, helping to raise funds, connecting with fellow members and just having fun." Read More

"A panel of speakers who will discuss Single-Payer Healthcare: its background, its economic implications, other countries that use it, a physician’s personal experience with the current US healthcare system, and opportunities for advocacy." Read More

End Game: Rethinking the Global War on Terror "What is needed is a paradigm shift in the way the United States fights terrorism – both at home and abroad. The end of the current conflict will look like the adoption of a completely different counterterrorism strategy." Read More