Call for benchmark data
The benchmark data call is conducted annually and requires the largest health insurance carriers doing business in Washington State to submit data to the Health Care Authority (HCA). This data will be used to measure what we are collectively spending on health care in our state and if we have met our benchmark for that year—in other words, whether the health system has been successful at reining in spending. The benchmark is a specific rate of spending growth that carriers and providers will be held to and should try to stay under to make health care more affordable.
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2024 benchmark data call
In the second the year of the benchmark data call, the board collected data from 2020-2022. Submissions were due to HCA on May 15, 2024. This is the first year that data will be measured against the benchmark. The data the board collected is helping all of us see where our health care dollars are going and where spending is riding fastest. The report is expected by the end of 2024.
2024 resources
- HCA held a webinar to assist with 2024 benchmark data call submissions. Watch the webinar recording.
- Cover letter
- Benchmark data call FAQ (updated February 2024). Answers frequently asked questions from health insurance carriers and state agencies.
- Data submission template. Instructs submitters on how to organize the benchmark data so that the data submission process can go smoothly.
- Technical manual. Describes the data and other information required for benchmarking health care spending in Washington.
2022 benchmark data call
In 2022, the first year of the benchmark data call, the board collected several years of data to establish a baseline. The historic benchmark trends will be published in the 2023 report. The report is expected to be published in May 2024.