The Health Care Authority offers choice of coverage, models effective purchasing and equitable payment practices, effectively advises the state of Washington in its employer role regarding health care purchasing issues, strengthens health care policy formulation, and enhances the quality of health care delivery and primary care access in Washington State. This program provides overall leadership, policy direction, and general administrative services for the agency's operations. This program assures access to quality and affordable health care insurance coverage for the state's uninsured residents through the Basic Health Plan. The Community Health Services program promotes and assures access to primary health care services for the underinsured, uninsured, and special populations with unique health care barriers. Services include both medical and dental prevention and acute care provided in an appropriate cultural setting by community health clinics.
Coverage is available worldwide.
The program carries out the agency's mandate to study all state-purchased health care, alternative health care delivery systems, and strategies for the procurement of health care services. The agency is also responsible for making recommendations aimed at minimizing the financial burden while allowing the state to provide the most comprehensive health care possible. The nonsubsidized Basic Health Plan is supported entirely by subscriber premiums.