It’s important for everyone in your family to receive regular medical care. Health insurance helps make medical care affordable. WA State has several health insurance programs that serve individuals, families, pregnant women and children.
Learn more about state health insurance programs:
Additional health services available for WA residents:
Free and low cost health insurance is available for children in Washington State through the Medicaid and S-CHIP programs. This insurance provides medical, dental, vision and mental health benefits, with no deductibles or co-pays. Coverage may be free for lower-income families.
The First Steps Program provides free health insurance (pregnancy Medicaid) for pregnant women. It provides medical, dental and vision benefits. There are no deductibles or co-pays. First Steps can also provide social services to help you have a healthy pregnancy.
Washington Health is a new program offered by Basic Health. It is another option for affordable and reliable health insurance with fewer restrictions and low costs. If you live in Washington, you and your family may qualify for the Washington Health Program. This unique program offers multiple levels of health insurance coverage. Members maintain low deductibles with coverage for basic health services such as routine office visits, immunizations, preventive screenings and more.
Basic Health is a low cost health insurance program for low-income Washington State residents. Currently there is a waiting list for this program.
Family Medical is a program of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) that provides free medical, dental and vision coverage (Medicaid) to very limited income families with dependent children under the age of 18 and living in the home.
The Premium Payment Program helps families keep private insurance while on Medicaid. If eligible, this DSHS program will pay for health insurance premiums for clients that are already enrolled in the Medicaid Program. Please note – not every family/client already enrolled in Medicaid will automatically qualify.
If you can answer YES to the following two questions, you might be eligible.
For more information, call 1-800-562-3022.
You may be able to purchase a private health insurance plan for yourself or your child. To learn more about health insurance options, contact the WA State Insurance Commissioner’s Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA Program):
Some clinics provide medical care to individuals without health insurance at reduced cost, called a sliding scale fee. These clinics provide good care, but the amount you pay may be less if you have less money coming in. To find a low-cost clinic:
Washington State offers two prescription assistance programs to help you pay for some or all of the cost of your medicine.
You and your partner may be eligible to receive free birth control through a program called Take Charge.
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