Health and Recovery Services Administration, Department of Social and Health Services

Managed Care Medical Programs


Clients Start Here
(If you receive or want medical help)

Providers Start Here
(Doctors, Plans, and interested Providers)

General Public Start Here
(Advocates, government agencies and others)



What is Managed Care?
  • Managed Care is a prepaid, comprehensive system of medical and health care delivery, including preventive, primary, specialty and ancillary health services.
  • The term "managed care" is used to describe a variety of techniques intended to reduce the cost of providing health benefits, improve the quality of care, and deliver health care to enrollees organized around managed care techniques and concepts.

 

 

  Managed Care Programs
Before you can be in a DSHS managed care program, you must be eligible and apply for services.


For comments or questions regarding Healthy Options or Managed Care,


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