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    New tools empower health care providers and first responders in Washington to act on opioid use disorder

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    Honoring Treaty Promises: The Foundation of Tribal–State Partnerships

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    Navigating the Perinatal Journey: Mental Wellness Tools for Every Step

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Two women talking to each other, one is a woman wearing a doctor's lab coat and the other is dressed in plain clothes

New tools empower health care providers and first responders in Washington to act on opioid use disorder

Medications like buprenorphine and methadone are an underused tool in the fight against the opioid crisis. New resources are ...
Starts with One logo and the zipper of a medication locking bag

Starts with One Pharmacy Safe Storage Program

New partnerships expand locking-bag program’s impact on opioid misuse prevention
A person stretches fry bread dough.

Food and Survival: Why Fry Bread is Not a Novelty Food

For Indigenous peoples, food is more than what’s on the plate — it’s a connection to land, culture, and identity. Before colo...
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Apple Health

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Avoiding medical debt through Apple Health retroactive coverage

Like many young adults entering a new chapter of life, Alex, 22, faced unexpected hurdles. After starting a new job, Alex was...
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60 years of Medicaid: A legacy of care in Washington State

To recognize Medicaid’s 60th anniversary on July 30, we asked a few staff at the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA)...
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Apple Health is Medicaid: What you need to know

If you live in Washington State and qualify for Medicaid, you might know it by another name—Apple Health.
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Behavioral Health

Two women talking to each other, one is a woman wearing a doctor's lab coat and the other is dressed in plain clothes

New tools empower health care providers and first responders in Washington to act on opioid use disorder

Medications like buprenorphine and methadone are an underused tool in the fight against the opioid crisis. New resources are ...
Starts with One logo and the zipper of a medication locking bag

Starts with One Pharmacy Safe Storage Program

New partnerships expand locking-bag program’s impact on opioid misuse prevention
Young pregnant woman walking through a forest in autumn.

Navigating the Perinatal Journey: Mental Wellness Tools for Every Step

HCA's new provider toolkit supporting perinatal mental wellness
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Health equity

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Doula benefit provides support and an advocate

Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) covers birth doula services. Learn how this new benefit helps improve health equity in Was...
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The REL project: Expanding our PEBB and SEBB demographic data

When someone begins working for the state of Washington, a school district, or participating employer group, they fill out th...
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Equity in hiring and recruiting

Robin Vazquez was our Employee Resources Division (ERD) director from October 2021 to March 2025. In this article, she shares...
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Employee and retiree benefits

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FSA and DCAP help family save on medical and childcare expenses

Kelsie sets aside money pretax using the FSA and DCAP to pay for out-of-pocket expenses.
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Massage therapy benefits focus on body, mind, and spirit

V. Wiss uses massage and wellness benefits to counteract stress and live a healthy life.
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Employee benefits cover children in Washington and beyond

Korie shares how her PEBB benefits give her peace of mind that her children are covered even outside of Washington.
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