Universal Health Care Commission's Finance Technical Advisory Committee to meet next week

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 03/03/2023 08:00 AM PST

March 3, 2023

Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) to the Universal Health Care Commission to meet next week

On Thursday, March 9, the Universal Health Care Commission’s Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) will meet on Zoom. During this meeting, FTAC will:

Identify FTAC ideas for transitional solutions.
Learn about universal health care lessons from the Indian Health Delivery System.
Discuss options to include Medicare enrollees in a state-based universal system.

Meeting details

Thursday, March 9, 2023
3-5 p.m.

Meet on Zoom (no registration required)

Live captioning may be available: Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, may be available for this event, on demand. To request this accommodation, please submit a request to addie.augsburger@hca.wa.gov as soon as possible. We will make every effort to accommodate this request but cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.

What's FTAC?

Washington State seeks to establish a universal health care system for all residents, where people have access to affordable, high-quality health care. Senate Bill 5399 passed during the 2021 legislative session, creating a Universal Health Care Commission (UHCC) to aid in this effort. The goals of FTAC are to support the UHCC and to provide guidance and options for the UHCC’s development of a universal health care system, supported by unified financing in Washington State.

Can I provide public comment or testimony?

Yes. Your input is a crucial part of our process. Every commission meeting will have a designated time for public comment. To sign up to provide public comment, please contact us at HCAUniversalFTAC@hca.wa.gov by 5 p.m. on March 8. You can also submit comments in writing at any time. We share all public comments with FTAC and commission members.

Where can I get more information?

Visit our Universal Health Care Commission, Commission members, and Meetings and materials pages.
Sign up to receive announcements about the UHCC.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

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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