Joint meeting of the Cost Board's advisory committees coming up

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 06/02/2023 11:11 AM PDT

June 2, 2023

Joint meeting of the Cost Board's advisory committees coming up

On Tuesday, June 6, the Health Care Cost Transparency Board's (HCCTB) Advisory Committee on Data Issues and Advisory Committee of Providers and Carriers will meet to discuss:

New member of the Advisory Committee on Data Issues introduction
Presentation on primary care claims-based measurement recommendation
Analytic support initiative presentation
Cost growth driver study phase two

This meeting and all future committee meetings will be hybrid meetings. This means attendees may either

Log into the Zoom meeting
Attend in person to view and participate in the Zoom meeting at the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Meeting details

Tuesday, June 6, 2023
2-4 p.m.

Meet on Zoom (no registration required)

Washington State Health Care Authority
Cherry Street Plaza
Sue Crystal conference rooms 106A and 106B
626 8th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA 98501

Visitor map with parking instructions

Live event 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 rachelle.alongi@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 the Advisory Committee on Data Issues?

This committee provides expert advice to the board on data calls and in the analysis of existing data sources to determine cost drivers. View our roster and our page HCA's website.

What’s the Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers?

This committee provides expert advice from the provider and carrier perspective and inform the creation of the benchmark and supporting data calls. View our roster and our page on HCA's website.

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 HCAHCCTBoard@hca.wa.gov by 5 p.m. on June 5. You can also submit comments in writing at any time. We share all public comments with UHCC members.

Where can I get more information?

Visit our Health Care Cost Transparency Board, board members, and meetings and materials pages
Sign up to receive announcements from the HCCTB

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to health equity, whole-person care, and 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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