Health Care Authority’s List of Optional Budget Cuts Includes Disability Lifeline, Basic Health, Children’s Coverage

OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority submitted optional budget cuts of 5 percent and 10 percent to the Governor’s office today, including termination of the Basic Health plan, an Apple Health for Kids program that covers immigrant children, and the Dis... - 09/22/2011

Five Counties Get Expanded Choices From Medicaid's 2011 Managed Care Plans

OLYMPIA – Medicaid families in five Washington counties will be able to access more managed care options this coming year with the Healthy Options program. - 01/04/2011

How Different Types of People Will Be Affected by the Health Care Overhaul

On Tuesday, President Obama signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, approved by the Senate on Christmas Eve and by the House on Sunday. The House also adopted a package of changes — agreed to in negotiations among House... - 03/26/2010

Online Health Record Projects

Washington State - First in the Nation for Consumer Managed Health Record Banks Bellingham, North Central Washington, and Spokane Begin Enrolling Patients for Online Access to Health Information Using Community-based Solutions in Conjunction with ... - 03/16/2009

Health Record Bank Concept Gains Traction

Sometime during the next two months, through grants totaling $1.7 million, the Washington State Health Care Authority, or WSHCA, will launch three consumer-controlled health record bank pilots in the communities of Bellingham, Spokane and Cashmere. W... - 02/09/2009

Three Pilot Projects to Receive State Grants

Totaling $1.7 Million to Test Consumer Managed Health Record Banks - 08/20/2008

AccessMyHealth.org Web site Establishes 'Listening Post' for Washingtonians

OLYMPIA - AccessMyHealth.org, a new partnership of Washingtonians - patients, doctors, consumers, and others - has launched a Web site where state residents can be actively engaged in learning about and working toward convenient, accessible, and secur... - 06/05/2008

Funding Opportunity 2008 Grant Solicitation for Consumer-Controlled Health Record Bank Pilots

The location for the Grant Solicitation Conference May 22, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., PDT, will be held at the Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, located at: 3201 S. 176th Street, Seattle, WA 98188. Conference Call in Inf... - 05/15/2008

State of Washington Makes $2 Million Available for Online Health Records

OLYMPIA - Washington residents may soon be able to have access to online versions of their medical records as the state begins a test program to evaluate the new technology. The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) today announced the availab... - 05/14/2008

Washington State Consumer-Controlled Health Record Bank (HRB) Pilot A "Straw Concept" Description

The Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board (HIIAB) is currently finalizing the conceptual development of a Health Record Bank (HRB). This work is expected to conclude by early 2008. The HIIAB desires to provide sufficient clarity and definit... - 03/22/2008

State Report Urges Electronic Sharing of Patient Information

(OLYMPIA) - The Washington State Health Care Authority today announced the Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board (HIIAB) has released their report recommending that Washington create health record banks that would allow hospitals and oth... - 12/01/2006