Thanks to an innovative partnership between the Bellingham School District and a local nonprofit agency, families can connect with free, confidential services to get health insurance for their children.
To make the process quick and easy, the Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (WAHA) offers families telephone consultations, impartial online information on a wide variety of options, and/or one-on-one application assistance.
"We are pleased to partner with WAHA in order to help our children and families obtain better access to health services in our community. Our students need to stay healthy in order to be successful learners," says Superintendent Dale E. Kinsley.
WAHA will inform and assist families on the following insurance options:
- Basic Health Plan: open to all income-eligible Washington residents
- Medicaid: available to most children, pregnant women, those with disabilities, low-income parents
- Comprehensive and catastrophic commercial health insurance plans
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Bridge Assistance, a charity care program of St. Joseph Hospital
- Medicare and supplemental coverage for children and adults with disabilities
WAHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring access to healthcare services for all members of our community. It is composed of a wide range of partners including leaders from the nonprofit, business and governmental sectors, as well as many local health care organizations.
For more information or to make an appointment:
Call 715-6594
Email: WAHA@hinet.org
Visit the Website: www.whatcomalliance.org
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