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District of Columbia
Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating
The Medicaid program in Washington DC is known as DC Medicaid. It is a joint federal-state health insurance program administered through the Washington, DC Department of Health: https://www.dc-medicaid.com/dcwebportal/home. As of June 2018, 259,107 people are covered by DC Medicaid1.
Expanding Medicaid?
Yes
Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federal Facilitated Exchange?
DC Health Link is the District of Columbia’s self-facilitated health insurance marketplace.
Health Information Exchange (if applicable)
Washington DC’s Department of Health Care Finance is in charge of the Health Information Exchange, called DC HIE. The services currently offered include an Encounter Notification Service (ENS) for providers, Public Health Reporting, and an Online Portal. More information can be found here.
APCD (if applicable)
Not applicable
Featured Initiatives
Footnotes
- 1. Total Monthly Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment 2018. https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=DC
Topics Comprehensively Reviewed
Topics Partially Reviewed
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