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Your guide to health insurance coverage in Washington

Resources to help you and your family get quality medical care and help you understand health insurance.

You have rights regardless of immigration status. Red cards can help. Learn more

Applying for health insurance is still safe in Washington

Know your rights: Visit our Action Center

Resources in our Immigration Action Center will help you know and assert your rights, and protect the rights of others.

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• Go to Action Center

Visit our Action Center to learn more about what to do if an immigration agent (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer comes to your home or work and how to prepare for it.

• WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline

Call 1-844-724-3737 Monday – Friday 8am to 6pm*

Spanish and English are spoken, with interpretation available in almost 300 languages.

*Calls from anonymous numbers or calls from outside the United States are not accepted.

What is health insurance and why do I need it?

Health insurance is a plan (also known as a “policy”) that helps pay for your doctors’ visits, hospital bills, and drugs.

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What is Apple Health?

In Washington state, there is a free or low-cost health insurance program called Apple Health, also known as Medicaid, for people who earn below a certain income level.

Apple Health Expansion is similar, but available with certain immigration statuses.

What is Apple Health Expansion?

Apple Health Expansion is the name of a new state-wide program to provide health care coverage to people age 19 or older with certain immigration statuses and who earn below a certain income level.

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The enrollment limit for Apple Health Expansion has been met for all age groups. Applications are still being accepted for future consideration.

Live in Washington and are age 19 or older.
Have income under 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
Do not qualify for other Apple Health programs based on immigration status or medical needs.
Are not in the 5-year waiting period to be eligible for Apple Health.

Learn more about Apple Health Expansion

Our pledge to you

At CHPW, we pledge to:

Protect information we have about you from being used for immigration enforcement.
Protect your personal and health information.
Respect you, your beliefs, and your experiences.