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Washington officials warn HR 1 could put coverage at risk; $30M IT, outreach needs flagged
Summary
Health Care Authority interim Medicaid director Trinity Wilson and the governor’s senior health policy adviser Caitlin Stafford told the joint committee Nov. 5 that implementing HR 1 will require major IT work, cross‑agency coordination and expanded outreach to limit coverage losses.
Trinity Wilson, interim Medicaid director at the Health Care Authority, and Caitlin Stafford, the governor’s senior health policy adviser for health and behavioral health, told the joint committee on Nov. 5 that Washington is planning for multiple HR 1 implementation deadlines and that those steps will require technology investments, cross‑agency coordination and expanded outreach.
"We do expect, that's due October 2026. We do expect that up to 30,000 Apple Health recipients could lose coverage due to this provision," Wilson said about the change to federally funded Medicaid eligibility for some lawfully present noncitizens. Wilson said the…
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