In the event of a federal government shutdown, 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. In addition, health care providers will continue to be paid for the services they provide.
If a shutdown occurs, we will share more information at that time.
In 1989 Washington State established a brokerage model to provide nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services to individuals eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid State Plan who need access to medical care or services, and have no other means of transportation. It has since grown to become one of the most cost effective NEMT programs in the nation.
Since 2011 the NEMT program has focused on the goals of the 2018 realignment plan for the HCA:
Within this framework, the NEMT program strives for the following:
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