http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_releases.html Basic Health News en-us 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 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority%E2%80%99s-list-of-optional-budget.html?rss=yes 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 Disa... 2011-10-20 15:59:41 -0700 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority-to-create-innovative-delivery.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Health Care Authority opened bidding today on a 2012 contract that will provide managed care for more than 700,000 Medicaid clients and Basic Health subscribers, establishing an innovative, person-centered and cost-effective health care d... 2011-09-13 12:23:03 -0700 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/health-care-authority-resets-date-for-releasing.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA – The Washington State Health Care Authority has reset the probable release date for a 2012 contract that will combine the Medicaid managed care program called Healthy Options with the state's Basic Health Plan, which provides coverage for the ... 2011-07-14 16:23:45 -0700 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/supplemental-budget-update-for-basic-health-members.html?rss=yes Today the Legislature passed the 2011 Second Supplemental Budget. This budget preserves the Basic Health Plan (BHP), but reduces the program’s funding and limits eligibility. Effective March 1, 2011, only those enrollees who are determined to... 2011-02-18 15:53:08 -0800 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/an-update-for-basic-health-members.html?rss=yes The supplemental budget bill that passed the Washington State House of Representatives on Monday doesn’t become law unless it is approved by the State Senate and signed by Governor Gregoire. We understand that Basic Health members are concerned about ... 2011-06-29 14:28:46 -0700 http://www.basichealth.hca.wa.gov/press_release/washington-state-medicaid-receives-federal-approval-of.html?rss=yes OLYMPIA - Gov. Chris Gregoire said today (Tuesday, Jan. 4) Washington state has received approval of its request for a Medicaid waiver that will let the state and federal government share the cost of the Basic Health plan and the Medical Care Services ... 2011-06-29 14:33:04 -0700