The PHPDA contracts with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for funding to provide interpreter services to Medicaid patients. Services are provided to limited English proficiency, deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing Medicaid clients at Pacific Medical Centers. PHPDA contributions are the primary source of funding for this program, and federal Medicaid Match monies make up the remainder. Services are provided to Medicaid patients during their eligibility period, in conjunction with receiving Medicaid-covered health services.

PHPDA funds provided interpreter services at 9,900 medical appointments in 2006, valued at over $666,000.

Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Spanish are the three top languages for which interpreter services are requested at Medicaid visits.