HCA website changes coming July 1 with behavioral health integration

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Behavioral health integration: Changes to HCA website July 1

This is the first of two notifications.

On July 1, the Health Care Authority (HCA) will take on responsibility for the state’s community behavioral health system from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). This includes community-based mental health services and substance use disorder prevention and treatment.

This exciting change moves our state closer to the goal of whole-person, fully integrated managed care. To reflect the expansion of our services, we are updating our website.

When will these changes occur?

The changes will be made Thursday, June 28, after close of business.

What will change?

We are renaming two of the sections of website:

“Free or low-cost health care” will become “Health care services and supports.”
“Billers and providers” will become “Billers, providers, and partners.”

This means that the beginning part of our URLs (i.e. webpage addresses or links) in these sections will change:

https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/ becomes:
https://www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/

AND
https://www.hca.wa.gov/billers-providers/ becomes:
https://www.hca.wa.gov/billers-providers-partners/

Free or low-cost box on the home page

Currently, the box on the home page titled “Free or low-cost” lists:

Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage
Alternate help with prescriptions
News and updates for Apple Health
Program administration
See more ...

After July 1, the box will be renamed to “Health care services and supports” and you will see:

Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage
Behavioral health and recovery
Alternate help with prescriptions
Program administration
See more ...

Billers and providers box on the home page

While the name of the box on the home page will change from “Billers and providers” to “Billers, providers, and partners,” the listing under the box will not change. It will still read:

Prior authorization, claims & billing
ProviderOne resources
Programs & services
Apple Health (Medicaid) providers
See more ...

You will find provider/partner information about behavioral health under the “Programs & services” link.

What do I need to do?

Update your browser bookmarks/favorites. That’s it!

We will send a second notification once the changes are in place.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority purchases health care for more than 2 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, and, beginning in 2020, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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