Webinar: Changes to Apple Health pregnancy related billing codes

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Webinar: Changes to Apple Health pregnancy billing codes

Wednesday, June 3

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is hosting a webinar about the upcoming changes to Apple Health (Medicaid) pregnancy billing codes.

During the webinar HCA will:

Provide an overview of American Medical Association (AMA) obstetric coding changes effective January 1, 2027.
Review implementation components for Apple Health.
Talk about steps taken and what comes next for HCA.
Opportunity to share feedback, questions, or input with HCA.

Webinar details

Date: Wednesday, June 3
Time: 9 - 10 a.m.

Register for the webinar

Live event captioning available

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To request this accommodation, please submit a request as soon as possible to: Matt Turner.

If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.

Contact

Email: Beth Tinker at HCA.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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