WA’s Cost Board forms new advisory committee

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 09/23/2022 04:42 PM PDT

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WA’s Cost Board forms new advisory committee

The Health Care Cost Transparency Board, responsible for reducing the state’s health care cost growth, recently approved the membership of its newest advisory committee: the Advisory Committee on Primary Care.

This advisory committee will develop recommendations related to the state’s 12 percent primary care spending target for the board’s review. Recommendations will include a definition of primary care and standards for reporting and measuring claims and non-claims-based spending.

Upcoming meetings

The Advisory Committee for Primary Care will hold its first meeting Wednesday, September 28. Members will discuss the role of the committee and the definition of primary care.

Meeting details
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet on Zoom (no registration required)
View the agenda and other meeting materials.

We plan to have a new webpage for the Advisory Committee for Primary Care soon after and will send another announcement to share this resource.

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HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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