How to Qualify and Apply for Medicaid in Washington State

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The steps below will help you understand how to apply for Medicaid in Washington State and get care through Kaiser Permanente for yourself or your child.

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3. Submit your Medicaid application.

Online

Apply online at www.wahealthplanfinder.org.

In Person

To get application assistance search for a Navigator or Broker via the customer support link at www.wahealthplanfinder.org.

By Mail

Print a Medicaid application online from wahealthplanfinder.org.

Send completed and signed applications to:

Washington Health Plan Finder
PO Box 946
Olympia, WA, 98507

By Phone

For information about applying and enrolling in Apple Health/Medicaid, please call the Customer Support Center at 1-855-WAFINDER / 1-855-923-4633.

In addition to your completed Medicaid application, you may be asked to provide other documents, such as:

Identification
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Immigration Status
Proof of residency (you must live in the state in which you apply)
Income status

4. Receive approval for Medicaid.

Depending on how you apply, you can find out right away if you are eligible for Medicaid coverage. In some cases, it could take the state up to 45 days.

Once you are approved for Medicaid, you’ll receive a welcome packet from the state.

After you’ve been approved for Medicaid, here’s what you need to do to select Medicaid with Kaiser Permanente:

1. Select Molina Healthcare as your Managed Care Organization (MCO) and choose Kaiser Permanente as your healthcare provider.

To choose Kaiser Permanente as your healthcare provider, you must live in

Southwest WA (Clark/Cowlitz counties), the greater Puget Sound area (Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, or Kitsap counties) or in Spokane county, and select Molina Apple Health as your MCO. To select a Managed Care Organization (MCO), visit www.waproviderone.org/client or call the Washington State Health Care Authority at 1-800-562-3022.

To select a Managed Care Organization (MCO) call the Washington State Health Care Authority at 1-800-562-3022.

Once you’ve selected Molina as your MCO, you will receive a welcome packet and ID card from Molina in about two weeks.

Kaiser Permanente may or may not be accepting new patients/members depending on where you live and our contract with Molina.

If Kaiser Permanente is not accepting new patients/members, an exception may be available if:

The applicant is under age 19, OR
You have an immediate family member who is a Kaiser Permanente established patient, OR
Were or are a Kaiser Permanente established patient in the last 12 months

Immediate family member

An immediate family member is a family member who lives in the home of a current Kaiser Permanente member and is a:

Spouse (including Domestic Partners)
An unmarried dependent child under age 21
A disabled dependent over the age of 21
A married/unmarried stepparent of children under age 21
A foster child or stepchild
A legal guardian
A grandparent, parent, guardian, or other relative who applied for Medicaid on behalf of a current Kaiser Permanente established patient that is under 21

2. Receive your Kaiser Permanente ID card(s) once you’re enrolled.

If you live in the greater Puget Sound area or the Spokane area, please be sure to bring your Molina ID card any time you receive services.

If you live in Southwest WA (Clark/Cowlitz counties), please be sure to bring both your Molina ID card and your Kaiser ID card any time you receive services.

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How to Qualify and Apply for Medicaid in Washington State

3. Submit your Medicaid application.

4. Receive approval for Medicaid.

1. Select Molina Healthcare as your Managed Care Organization (MCO) and choose Kaiser Permanente as your healthcare provider.

2. Receive your Kaiser Permanente ID card(s) once you’re enrolled.

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