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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
Topics Comprehensively Reviewed
Care Coordination/Care Management
Delivery System Reform
Equity and Disparities
Federal and State Program Integrity
Health Information Technology
Health Insurance Exchanges
Medical Peer Review
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Patient Safety
Payment Reform
Privacy and Confidentiality
Private Insurance Data Requirements
Public Health Data Collection and Reporting
Quality Measurement and Reporting
Research
Resource Use (Cost/Utilization) Measurement and Reporting
Security of Health Information
Topics Partially Reviewed
- No topics available