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Covered by Apple Health? Limited Time Offer & Free Memberships

Are your children covered by Molina Health under Apple Health? 

Limited Time Offer!
Complete your child’s well-care visit and earn an increased $50 Gift Card! Your child must have their well-care visit between July 1, 2023, and October 31, 2023 to be eligible for this reward. This reward is available to Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) members who are 6 through 17 years of age.

Molina offers many benefits: 

Financial incentives for completing well-check visits, immunizations, and ADHD follow-up visits. Click the links here (available in Spanish and English) to about the Walmart or CVS gift cards. Apple Health (Medicaid) Member Rewards | Molina Healthcare of Washington

Free annual membership to Boys & Girls Clubs in Washington state

For ages 6-18 get a free annual membership to Boys & Girls Clubs in Washington State? They can have access to:

·    Free club access during open hours; after school, open as late as 7:30 p.m.

·    Summer Club access

·    Free after-school programs focused on healthy lifestyles, fitness, and homework support

·    Most clubs provide a free snack or a meal

·    Some clubs may provide free transportation from your child’s school to the Club

Click here for more information!  

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Let’s Not Talk About Sex
The New York Times
Posted: August 22, 2014

“Every year in the United States thousands of men and women die from cancers that can be prevented with a simple vaccine. Sadly, uptake of this cancer-preventing vaccine is abysmal. One reason: Doctors don’t want to talk about sex. The good news is, they don’t have to.”

 

 

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Physician Recommendation Key to HPV Vaccine Coverage
Family Practice News
Posted: January 27, 2014

“Better vaccine coverage of adolescents against HPV infection hinges on physicians and other health care professionals both recommending the vaccine and educating patients and parents about its importance, according to a report published online Nov. 25 in JAMA Pediatrics.”

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Children, Too, Need Flu Shots
The New York Times
Posted: January 10, 2014

“Seasonal flu killed 830 children from 2004 to 2012, and 43 percent of them had no high-risk medical conditions. The rest of the children had neurological, pulmonary, cardiac and other serious disorders.”