Friday, March 29, 2024

Health Insurance

HCA closes lobby and in-person customer services at Olympia office

HCA closes lobby and in-person customer services at Olympia office Tue, 03/17/2020 As of Wednesday, March 18, the Health Care Authority (HCA) is closing its lobby to visitors, and will not offer in-person customer services for Apple Health clients nor members of the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Programs. We encourage people to use …

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New law now protects patients from surprise medical bills in Washington

From the Office of the Insurance Commissioner January 2, 2020 OLYMPIA, Wash. – Effective Jan. 1, 2020, certain medical providers are prohibited from sending surprise bills to consumers in Washington state under a new law that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler championed. Patients in Washington who receive emergency services or certain services at an in-network hospital or surgical facility cannot be …

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