Catch up with the Cost Board

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July 24, 2025

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Catch up with the Cost Board

The Health Care Cost Transparency Board (Cost Board) met on July 22. We discussed several topics, including advisory committee feedback, an update on the State Health Plan, and federal impacts on health care affordability. Thank you to all who attended and participated.

Watch the meeting recording

Amended meeting materials

We've updated the meeting materials for the July 22 Cost Board meeting. The amended meeting materials include three new items:

Washington State Medical Association – Public Comment (Tab 3, p. 13)
Health Benefit Exchange – Updates and Coverage Impacts Presentation (Tab 6, p. 31)
Department of Labor & Industries – Potential Impacts of NIOSH Closure on Washington State Presentation (Tab 9, p. 94)

Learn more about the discussion topics

If you want to dive deeper into the topics discussed at this Cost Board meeting, please check out the links below:

View the Health Care Authority's one-page summary on the impacts of the federal budget on Washington’s Apple Health program.
Read the National Health Expenditure Projections from HealthAffairs.com to learn more about how quickly health care spending could grow.

We want to hear from you

During every Cost Board meeting, there is a designated time for public comment. You can submit comments in writing at any time. All feedback is shared with Cost Board members.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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