http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_releases.html Basic Health News en-us http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/washington%E2%80%99s-health-care-authority-awarded-1-million.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA -- Washington State Health Care Authority Acting Director MaryAnne Lindeblad announced today that the federal Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the state a $1 million "pre-testing assistance grant" to improve health care and l... 2013-02-22 09:01:02 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/implementing-emergency-room-best-practices-improves-care.html?rss=yes Initial data shows improved health care coordination is a benefit to Medicaid clients and the state budget   SEATTLE—A new report on a collaborative effort of hospitals and physicians to reduce "unnecessary" emergency room visits and coordinate ... 2013-02-01 11:04:04 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority-releases-annual-report-on.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – An annual report on the employment status of state medical assistance clients and their families shows that little has changed over the past five years – nearly one in 12 of those receiving state-sponsored medical coverage was employed for at... 2013-02-01 11:03:46 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority-prepares-website-to-answer.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA - Washington State's Medicaid program, like all other states, is waiting for information from the federal government in order to finalize the rate increases for primary care providers promised under the Affordable Care Act. Under the health ca... 2013-01-04 16:24:46 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/washington-health-benefit-exchange-names-apparent-successful.html?rss=yes Faneuil Inc. expected to provide statewide customer service starting next fall.   OLYMPIA – The Washington Health Benefit Exchange today named Faneuil Inc. the apparent successful vendor for the Exchange’s new call center. Faneuil is expected to... 2013-01-02 10:14:03 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/hca-announces-expanded-managed-care-options-for.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority announced today (June 1, 2012) that two new health plans have been added to the regional service area assignments for Clark County - the last of the state's 39 counties with final managed care arrangements for Medica... 2012-06-01 10:06:45 -0700 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_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.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority-releases-apparently-successful-bidders.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority announced on Tuesday that five health plans have been evaluated and qualified as apparently successful bidders on 2012-13 contracts that will provide managed care for more than 700,000 Medicaid clients and Basic Hea... 2012-01-17 09:36:51 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/seven-health-plans-submit-bids-in-joint.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority announced on Wednesday that seven health plans have submitted bids on a 2012-13 contract that will provide managed care for more than 700,000 Medicaid clients and Basic Health subscribers. The seven health plans, al... 2011-12-08 13:09:48 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/basic-health-will-offer-reenrollment-to-11000.html?rss=yes Letters are going out by the end of this week to 11,000 former Basic Health members who were removed from the state-subsidized health plan for low-income residents in March when eligibility was limited to those who were eligible under federal rules. B... 2011-10-26 14:51:53 -0700