Washington State Health Care Authority and Department of Social and Health Services
Washington Apple Health Classic: Washington Connection
Classic Apple Health can cover older people and people with blindness or a disability. HCA 18-005 also requests Medicare savings and long-term services and supports.
Taking applicationsChecked October 11, 2026
Medical and behavioral health coverage, Medicare cost help, or long-term services, depending on the approved program. This is coverage, not a fixed cash award.
Apply
We use your saved answers and ask only what is missing. You review and sign before anything is sent.
Who can apply
- Classic coverage depends on the applicant’s route and counted income and resources.
Documents to gather
Employment or self-employment income (Attach proof) · if it applies
- Attach proof for this section. The blank form does not name accepted document types or a date limit.
Other Income (For all household members) (Attach proof) · optional
- Attach proof for this section. The blank form does not name accepted document types or a date limit.
Resources (Attach Proof) · if it applies
- Attach proof for this section. The blank form does not name accepted document types or a date limit.
Housing Expenses (Attach proof if applying for LTSS) · if it applies
- Attach proof for this section. The blank form does not name accepted document types or a date limit.
The questions on the application (80)
First name (Self)
M.I. · optional
Last name
Client ID number (If applicable) · optional
Signature of applicant or authorized representative
Address where you live (Required) · optional
County · optional
City · optional
State · optional
Zip code · optional
Check this box if you do not have a physical address · optional
Mailing address (if different) · optional
County · optional
City · optional
State · optional
Zip code · optional
Primary phone number · optional
Cell · optional
Email · optional
Name of facility · optional
Address of facility · optional
County · optional
City · optional
State · optional
Zip code · optional
I, my spouse, or someone in my household is applying for: · optional
7 choices
Do you or anyone you are applying for need help paying for unpaid medical bills incurred in any of the 3 months immediately before the current month? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, list who: · optional · if it applies
Will you or anyone you’re applying for need an interpreter or to receive documents in another language? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, what language or alternative format do you need? List all that apply: · optional · if it applies
In the past 30 days, I, my spouse, or someone in my household received health care coverage from another state, tribe or other source? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, explain · optional · if it applies
I, my spouse, or someone in my household received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in another state? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, who? · optional · if it applies
I, my spouse, or someone in my household is a sponsored immigrant? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, who? · optional · if it applies
I, my spouse, or someone in my household has served in the U.S. (full text under What you agree to) · optional
Yes · No
If yes, who? · optional · if it applies
I have a tax dependent I have not yet included on my application who does not live with me? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, list tax dependent’s name(s) · optional · if it applies
I am: · optional
7 choices
I, my spouse, or someone I am applying for has income from work · optional
Yes · No
I, my spouse, or someone in my household receives income from an annuity investment? · optional
Yes · No
Rent · optional
Mortgage · optional
Space rent · optional
Homeowners ins. · optional
Property taxes · optional
Other expenses · optional
Do you receive help from another person or agency, such as subsidized housing that pays all or part of these expenses? · optional
Yes · No
If yes, who? · optional · if it applies
I, my spouse, or someone I am applying for has a disability and is working and has expenses that support employment? (full text under What you agree to) · optional
Yes · No
If yes, give IRWE amount · optional · if it applies
I, my spouse, or someone I am applying for has sold, traded, given away, or transferred a resource in the last five years (including property trusts, vehicles, cash, or life estates)? (full text under What you agree to) · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
I/we have long-term care insurance? · optional
Yes · No
Is this a qualified LTC Partnership (LTCP) policy? · optional
Yes · No
Are you designating an authorized representative? · optional
Yes · No
Do you want your authorized representative to receive notices related to your application and account? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
Does this authorized representative have legal guardianship · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
If yes, for who: · optional · if it applies
Does this authorized representative have power of attorney? · optional · if it applies
Yes · No
If yes, for who: · optional · if it applies
Authorized representative name / organization · optional · if it applies
Phone number · optional · if it applies
Email address · optional · if it applies
Mailing address of authorized representative · optional · if it applies
Do you want to register to vote or update your voter registration? · optional
Yes · No
Do you want to be automatically registered to vote? · optional
Yes · No
Signature of client
Phone number · optional
Date · optional
Signature of spouse · optional
Phone number · optional
Date · optional
Signature of parent for minor child client · optional
Phone number · optional
Date · optional
Signature of authorized representative or helper · optional
Phone number · optional
Date · optional
Information about you and your family: answered for each person (Name (First, Middle, Last), Sex assigned at birth, Relation to you?, Date of birth, Social Security number (SSN)*, Do you want coverage for this person?, U.S. citizen, Washington resident, Are you Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?, Race (OPTIONAL – select up to five that apply)).
Employment or self-employment income (Attach proof): answered for each person (Who earns this income:, Employer’s name, Employer’s phone number, Is this job self-employment?, Start date, Gross amount received (Dollar amount before deductions), Hours per week, Pay dates (e.g. 1st and 15th, or every Friday), every:).
Other Income (For all household members) (Attach proof): answered for each person (Other income type, Who gets the income, Gross monthly amount).
Other Income (For all household members) (Attach proof): answered for each person (Who owns the annuity, Company or institution, Amount or value, Monthly income, Date purchased).
Child or adult dependent care: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
Court ordered child support: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
Payee fees: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
Guardianship fees: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
Court ordered attorney fees: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
Recurring medical expenses: answered for each person (Monthly amount, Who pays).
I, my spouse, or someone I am applying for owes medical expenses?: answered for each person (Medical expense type, Date incurred, Amount owed, Who owes).
Resources (Attach Proof): answered for each person (Resource type, Who owns, Location, Value).
Resources (Attach Proof): answered for each person (Year (e.g., 2010), Make (e.g., Ford), Model (e.g., Escort), Amount owed, Check if leased, Check if used for medical purposes).
Additional LTSS Resources (Complete only if you are applying for LTSS services): answered for each person (Property address, Current value (Per assessor), Loan amounts owed on property).
Additional LTSS Resources (Complete only if you are applying for LTSS services): answered for each person (Type of resource, Date of transfer, Value of resource transferred, Who was it transferred to).
Long-Term Care Insurance (Not needed for Medicare Savings Programs): answered for each person (Insurance company, Policy number, Policy holder's name, Covered person, Dollar value (if LTCP)).
What you agree to
By law, the State of Washington may recover the costs it paid for certain types of medical services from your estate through Estate Recovery (RCW 41.05A.090, RCW 43.20B.080, and Chapter 182-527 WAC). Estate Recovery doesn’t happen until after your death, the death of your surviving spouse, and your surviving children are age 21 or older. It also doesn’t happen if a surviving child is blind/disabled at your time of death. Recoverable costs include: Certain Washington Apple Health long-term services and supports, if you’re age 55 or older at the time you received the services. Certain state-only funded services, regardless of your age at the time you received the services. You can find a list of services subject to cost recovery under WAC 182-527-2742. You can find a list of assets excluded from recovery under WAC 182-527-2746. The State may also file a pre-death lien on your real property, at any age, if you become permanently institutionalized (WAC 182-527-2734). The State may recover from a sale of the property, or your estate, unless: • Your spouse lives at the property; • Your sibling lives at the property, is a co-owner, and meets certain conditions. • Your child lives at the property, and is blind/disabled; or • Your child lives at the property and is younger than age 21. You can find a list of services subject to cost recovery under a pre-death lien in WAC 182-527-2734.
You understand that you assign third party payments for medical care to the State of Washington when you receive Washington Apple Health coverage. This means that the State of Washington will bill any other insurance plan that is legally obligated to cover any of your medical expenses (this could be the insurance plan of an ex-spouse or a parent that you no longer live with). The subscriber of that insurance plan could receive information about your medical expenses that are paid by that plan. If you are afraid that this could endanger you or your children, you can ask us not to pursue third party payments for medical care.
If you or your spouse has an interest in an annuity and you accept Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) Long-Term Care benefits, you must name the State of Washington as a remainder beneficiary of the annuity.
If you disagree with a decision we have made regarding your health care coverage or long-term care services, you have the right to appeal the decision through the administrative hearing process. You may also ask a supervisor and administrator to review the disputed decision or action without affecting your rights to an administrative hearing.
I understand the information I provide to apply for or renew assistance will be subject to verification by federal and state officials to determine if it is correct. I authorize the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) and Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to conduct asset verification to determine my eligibility and to verify the accuracy of my financial information. I understand the HCA and DSHS may investigate and contact any financial institution as part of the asset verification process. I understand this authorization ends when a final adverse decision is made on my application, my eligibility for benefits ends, or if I revoke this authorization at any time by providing HCA or DSHS with written notice. Should I revoke or refuse to provide authorization, I understand that I will not be eligible for any Washington Apple Health Aged, Blind or Disabled (SSI-Related) Medicaid program.
Revocation or refusal to authorize asset verification does not affect eligibility for Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA).
I have read and understood the information in this application. I declare, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, that the information I have given in this application, including the information concerning citizenship and immigration status of the members applying for benefits, is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge.
After you apply
- You may start with a partial application with your name, address and signature. The agency needs a completed application before it makes a final decision.
- The agency can contact you for verification. Ask for help if you cannot get a requested document.
- The agency generally gives a written decision within 45 days. Some disability cases take up to 60 days. Pregnancy medical has a 15-day limit.
- If you do not give requested information or ask for more time, the agency may deny, close or change coverage.
- The agency gives you 10 calendar days to provide needed information and gives more time if you ask.
- In most cases, the agency notifies you at least 10 days before stopping coverage.
- You can ask for an administrative hearing if you disagree with a decision. You may also ask a supervisor to review it without losing hearing rights.
Before you send it
- List yourself, your spouse and dependents who live with you, even if you are not applying for all of them.
- Skip resources if you apply only for Medicare Savings Programs or HWD.
- Attach housing expense proof if you apply for LTSS.
- Mail or fax LTSS requests to Home and Community Services. The form gives a different destination for other Classic requests.
What we could not check
- HCA currently gives application methods without a seasonal window. No closing date is stated.
- Front Door research owns this draft. Re-read the forms, rules and windows by October 18, 2026, and before publication.
- This is a partial capture of the 18-page HCA 18-005. Repeated field templates have not been expanded into every printed slot or measured PDF box. No new live recipe is ready.
- The schema has no help-text field, row identity, nested repeated groups, option-level conditions, or maximum number of selected choices. Race allows up to five choices. Original instructions and every row remain in the cached form.
- The scalar fact types cannot store a set of selected programs or races. The resources exemption applies when applying only for MSP or HWD, LTSS resources apply only to LTSS, and long-term care insurance is not needed for MSP. Review conditions before intake.
- Washington Connection account questions, online validations and electronic signatures were not traversed. Only the blank official form was captured. No synthetic person was entered or submitted.
- The CN screener uses proposed counted SSI income, counted resources and a reviewed standard basis. Existing gross income, food-household size, age65 and household disability facts cannot substitute for these applicant-specific determinations.
- Spenddown, special income exclusions, trusts, annuities, spouse deeming, functional LTSS assessments, estate recovery, Medicare Savings Programs, HWD, TSOA and state-funded or emergency routes are not fully screened. Failure of the ordinary CN financial route remains maybe for other Classic routes.
- The form says Attach proof for earned income, other income and resources, and for housing expenses when applying for LTSS. It does not specify a complete accepted-document list, date limits or all exemptions. Document checklist entries preserve these limits and do not invent proof alternatives.
- SSI-related asset verification requires the resident’s authorization. TSOA is exempt from denial for refusing that authorization. The draft cannot collect or grant consent on behalf of the resident.
- The paper form accepts requests for three prior months of unpaid bills. Individual retroactive eligibility, spenddown and effective dates still require agency review.