http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_releases.html Washington State Health Care Authority news en-us http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-state-awarded-128-million-grant-to.html?rss=yes Exchange will help residents find, compare and enroll in health care coverage OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire announced today that the state will receive a $128 million federal Level II Exchange Establishment Grant to develop and implement the state’s H... 2012-05-16 11:09:13 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-state-medicaid-client-says-she-received.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Washington State Medicaid program is warning its clients and providers that a Seattle woman received a bogus sweepstakes offer supposedly linked to her Medicaid coverage. The client said a telephone caller told her she had won cash and... 2012-05-04 07:42:03 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-health-benefit-exchange-names-ceo.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Health Benefit Exchange today announced Richard K. Onizuka, Ph.D. as the first chief executive officer of the newly formed organization. Onizuka previously served as the Health Care Authority’s assistant direc... 2012-05-03 08:56:32 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-submits-medicare-medicaid-integration.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington State has submitted its final design plan to integrate care for individuals who are eligible to receive services from both Medicare and Medicaid. The plan was delivered to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi... 2012-05-02 13:29:45 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-state-medicaid-hospitals-doctors-developing-plan.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority is working with the Washington State Hospital Association and physicians on a legislative mandate to reduce non-emergency use of hospital Emergency Departments as well as over-utilization of emergency services beginn... 2012-04-20 13:34:36 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/health-care-authority-sets-up-eligibility-tools.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – Washington State’s Health Care Authority is moving ahead to meet its requirements under health care reform, including the new systems that will handle eligibility for an expanded Medicaid population of up to half a million newly eligible clie... 2012-04-19 10:38:48 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/state-announces-managed-care-service-areas.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Health Care Authority announced it has tentatively assigned counties to each of the five health plans awarded contracts to provide managed care for more than 700,000 Medicaid clients and Basic Health members. Before t... 2012-03-21 06:02:52 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/washington-state-releases-proposal-to-integrate-medicare.html?rss=yes Respond to the Proposal during the 30-day public comment period March 13 – April 13, 2012   OLYMPIA –A draft comprehensive plan to streamline the health care system and improve services for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid i... 2012-03-13 12:25:54 -0700 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/health-care-authority-releases-regional-service-area.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority announced today (February 7, 2012) the regional service areas tentatively assigned to the five health plans selected earlier as apparently successful bidders on a proposal to provide managed care for up to 800,000 Me... 2012-03-01 04:18:02 -0800 http://www.hca.wa.gov/news_release/hca-moving-lacey-services-to-olympia-on.html?rss=yes LACEY, WA, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 – In mid-February, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) makes its final move as part of its merger with the state Medicaid Purchasing Administration when it relocates its remaining Lacey staff to Olymp... 2012-02-02 07:36:35 -0800