Photo courtesy of Washington State Senate.

Disability Outreach has partnered with a Medicaid MCO in Washington to provide advocacy for its members with long-term disabilities. That partnership led to the opportunity to be part of the state-wide discussion about effective methods of ensuring that Washingtonians with disabilities get the medical and financial coverage they need.

The Washington legislature recently passed House Bill 2782, which was intended to provide “critical support” to individuals who have disabilities that prevent them from working. The Bill committed resources and advocacy services to people who have either short or long-term conditions: individuals with disabilities will be promptly identified for the appropriate level of coverage, and provided advocacy to facilitate transition to that coverage.

As part of Disability Outreach’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities, the D.O. Advocacy Team attended the bill action at which Governor Gregoire signed Bill 2782 into law. Disability Outreach looks forward to seeing the benefits the bill will provide to those who need them most.