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Washington

Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating

The Washington program is known as Washington Medicaid or AppleHealth.  It is administered by the Washington State Health Care Authority. Their website can be found here.  As of June 1, 2018, there were 1,132,300 individuals enrolled in the Washington Medicaid program.1

Expanding Medicaid?

Yes.

Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange? 

State based Marketplace: Washington Health Plan Finder: https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/                    

Health Information Exchange (if applicable)

Washington has established an HIE known as OneHealthPort.

APCD (if applicable) 

Washington has established the Washington All Payer Claims Database (WA-APCD). It is administered by Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU).

Featured Initiatives

 

Footnotes

  • 1. Washington Medicaid Enrollment totals for 2018.  Available at:  https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=WA