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January 9, 2017

Washington gets final go-ahead from federal partners for Medicaid transformation

Gov. Jay Inslee and the Washington State Health Care Authority announced today a final contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a five-year Medicaid Transformation demonstration.

“This agreement is critically important to Washington and comes at a time when many people are feeling great uncertainty about their health care,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. “As we work to protect the great gains our nation has made in ensuring access to affordable, high-quality health care, we know that health transformation will continue in our state.”

The five-year Washington State Medicaid Transformation Project provides up to $1.1 billion of incentives for rewarding high-quality care. It takes a patient-centered, holistic approach to care, creates partnerships with communities to address social determinants of health, and holds down cost increases; as well as $375 million to support critical services for Apple Health clients.

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Events

• January 30: Health Innovation Leadership Network quarterly meeting - register online 
• February 2: Last day to submit comments about the draft Transformation Project Toolkit.