Washington Health Benefit Exchange Careers in Olympia, WA

The Washington Health Benefit Exchange was created in state statute in 2011 as a public-private partnership. The Exchange is responsible for the operation of Washington Healthplanfinder, an easily accessible, online marketplace for individuals and families to find, compare and enroll in Qualified Health Plans, Qualified Dental Plans and Washington Apple Health (Medicaid). A health benefit exchange is a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that creates a new marketplace for each state to offer health and dental insurance coverage to individuals and families. Exchanges can be developed and implemented by the state or by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington State chose to implement a state-based exchange.