Individuals enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid), Public Employees Benefits Board, and School Employees Benefits Board coverage - and those accessing behavioral health services - will not experience a disruption in care due to the federal government shutdown. In addition, health care providers will continue to be paid for the services they provide. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and share updates if anything changes.
Washington’s statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) represents a unique public/private partnership. It is operated by OneHealthPort (OHP) under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated February 8, 2014, and entered into by OHP and the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). The MOU provides for the appointment of the HIE Oversight Panel.
The HIE Oversight Panel is accountable to both OHP and HCA. It's ongoing roles and responsibilities are to review OneHealthPort HIE’s:
Sue Birch
Director
Health Care Authority
Taylor Linke
Director of IT Innovation and Customer Experience
Health Care Authority
Les Becker
Chief of innovation and technology
Department of Health
Michael Moran
Practice administrator
Deer Park Family Care Clinic and Deer Park Urgent Care
Bradd Busick
Senior vice president / chief information officer
Multicare
Hans Schumacher
Vice president of Enterprise Architecture and Capability Management
Premera
Dr. Brett Daniel
Chief medical informatics officer
Optum Health
| Date and time | Location | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2024 1-4 p.m. |
Cancelled | |
| October 17, 2024 1-4 p.m. |
Cancelled |
| Date and time | Materials |
|---|---|
| September 15, 2023 |
