Legislative reports
Find reports submitted by the Health Care Authority (HCA) to the Washington State Legislature. Reports are posted by their original due date to the Legislature.
2024
Behavioral Health
Other topics
- Washington State All-Payer Claims Database and Lead Organization - biennial report (March 29, 2024)
- Preliminary report on addressing crisis services funding gaps (January 1, 2024)
- Community Health Worker Grant Program Update (January 1, 2024)
- 2023
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Apple Health/Medicaid
- HIV antivirals (December 1, 2023)
- Apple Health and Homes program launch plan (December 1, 2023)
- Medicaid Funding Options for Clinical Training Programs (December 1, 2023)
- Service Coordination Organization Performance Measures (December 1, 2023)
- Employment Status of Apple Health Clients and Individuals with Dependents Who are Apple Health Clients (November 2023)
- Proportion of Non-Participating Providers Serving Apple Health Enrollees (January 1, 2023)
- Opioid overdose reversal medication bulk purchasing and distribution program (January 1, 2023)
- Apple Health (Medicaid) managed care preventive services and vaccinations (September 15, 2023)
Behavioral health
- Behavioral Health Outcomes: 2021-22 Integrated Managed Care Data (December 2023)
- Rural Access Study (December 2023)
- Create and expand housing supports for adults with behavioral health conditions (December 31, 2023)
- Behavioral Health Emergency Response and Coordination Services pilot (December 31, 2023)
- Behavioral health outcomes - integrated managed care data (December 30, 2023)
- Behavioral health consultation and referral services (December 30, 2023)
- Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services (December 30, 2023)
- Island county pilot program (December 1, 2023)
- UW behavioral health teaching facility long-term inpatient care beds (December 1, 2023)
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion pilot program (December 1, 2023)
- Safe supply work group (December 1, 2023)
- Substance use and recovery services plan (December 1, 2023)
- Foundational Community Supports (FCS) Housing subsidies (December 1, 2023)
- Access to behavioral health services for children, youth, and young adults (December 1, 2023)
- Analysis of workforce retention and recruitment related to one-time assistance payments (December 1, 2023)
- Alternative Response Team Grant Program (December 1, 2023)
- Re-Entry Community Services Workgroup (December 1, 2023)
- Reimbursements for FY 2022 Involuntary Treatment Act Judicial Services (December 1, 2023)
- Evidence-Based Practice Institute (December 1, 2023)
- Updated implementation plan to continue the expansion of civil long-term inpatient capacity (December 1, 2023)
- 988 usage report (November 2023)
- Targeted behavioral health provider rate increases (November 1, 2023)
- Outpatient Competency Restoration Program annual report (November 1, 2023)
- Increasing access to Behavioral Health services for minors (November 1, 2023)
- Behavioral Health Workforce Pilot Program and Training Grants Program (September 30, 2023)
- Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) administration (September 30, 2023)
- Best Telehealth Practices for Pediatric Behavioral Health - Final Report (February 1, 2023)
- Teaching Clinic Enhancement Rate for Behavioral Health Agencies (February 1, 2023)
- Habilitative Mental Health CLIP facility standup (June 30, 2023)
- Behavioral Health Comparison Rate Development - Phase Two (June 30, 2023)
- Behavioral Health Outcomes (June 30, 2023)
Employee and retiree benefits
- Study on Contracting for Administration of UMP (December 31, 2023)
- PEBB Retiree Medicare Benefits (December 1, 2023)
- PEBB Cost and Utilization Trends (November 11, 2023)
- PEBB Customer service complaints and appeals (September 30, 2023)
Work groups, coalitions, and boards
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group Annual Report, Part 2 (December 20, 2023)
- Prescription Drug Affordability Board Annual Report 2023 (December 15, 2023)
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group Annual Report, Part 1 - UPDATED (December 12, 2023)
- Washington Psilocybin Task Force (December 1, 2023)
- Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative annual report (November 15, 2023)
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group Annual Report, Part 1 (November 6, 2023)
- Health and Human Services Enterprise Coalition (November 1, 2023)
- Total Cost of Insulin Work Group - final report (July 1, 2023)
- Health Care Cost Transparency Board annual report (August 1, 2023)
Other topics
- Statewide SUD prevalence and cross-sector interactions (December 1, 2023)
- Rates established for ancillary charges during hospital administrative days (December 1, 2023)
- Accountable Communities of Health Alignment with Community Identified Health Needs (December 1, 2023)
- Predicting Referrals for Competency Evaluation (December 1, 2023)
- Inpatient Hospital Certified Public Expenditure (CPE) program (November 1, 2023)
- Review of Program Integrity Managed Care Oversight, Accountability, and Savings (October 1, 2023)
- Trueblood Diversion Grant Programs (June 30, 2023)
- Fertility Treatment Benefit (June 30, 2023)
- 2022
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Apple Health/Medicaid
- Statewide Medicaid Benefit for Medical Respite Care (January 15, 2022)
- Washington Rural Health Access Preservation pilot - final report (June 15, 2022)
- Medicaid Managed Care Preventive Services and Vaccinations (September 15, 2022)
- Child Health Services Provider Performance (September 30, 2022)
- Integrating Value-Based Purchasing into Managed Care Contracts (October 1, 2022)
- Employment Status of Apple Health Care Clients (November 2022)
- Apple Health for Kids Toll-Free Hotline Statistics (November 15, 2022)
- Preliminary Psilocybin Services, Wellness, and Opportunities (December 1, 2022)
- Coverage for HIV Antiviral Drugs without Prior Authorization annual report (December 1, 2022)
- Service Coordination Organization Performance Measures (December 1, 2022)
- Progress of Extended Oral Health Connections Pilot Project (December 1, 2022)
Behavioral health
- Opioid overdose reversal medication bulk purchasing and distribution program (January 1, 2022)
- Performance Measures Coordinating Committee Implementation (July 1, 2022)
- Best telehealth practices for prenatal to young adult behavioral health (June 30, 2022)
- Results of problem gambling adult prevalence study (June 30, 2022)
- Status of Implementation Plan to Continue Expansion of Civil Long-term Inpatient Capacity (October 15, 2022)
- Inpatient Hospital Certified Public Expenditures Program (November 1, 2022)
- Outpatient Competency Restoration Programs Annual Report (November 1, 2022)
- Increasing Access to Behavioral Health for Minors (November 1, 2022)
- Family Initiated Treatment (FIT) expansion (November 1, 2022)
- Targeted behavioral health provider rate increases (November 1, 2022)
- Alternative Payment Model 4 Program Evaluation (November 15, 2022)
- Substance Use and Recovery Services Plan (December 2022)
- Operation of community behavioral health service delivery system (December 1, 2022)
- Access to behavioral health services for children and youth (December 1, 2022)
- Expanding Efforts to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Medication (December 1, 2022)
- Study of the Access to Behavioral Health Services in Rural Communities (December 1, 2022)
- Peer Crisis Response (December 1, 2022)
- Status of Contracting to Assist with Recruiting Behavioral Health Peers for BIPOC Communities (December 1, 2022)
- Status of Efforts to Implement Clubhouse Programs (December 1, 2022)
- Foundational Community Supports (FCS) housing subsidies (December 1, 2022)
- Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services Progress Report (December 1, 2022)
- Apple Health and Homes Update (December 1, 2022)
- Enhancement for community-based behavioral health services (December 1, 2022)
- Island County pilot program to improve behavioral health outcomes for youth (December 1, 2022)
- New Journeys final progress report (December 29, 2022)
- Behavioral health consultation and referral services - annual report (December 30, 2022)
- High THC Concentration Cannabis Policy, Final Report (December 31, 2022)
- Involuntary Treatment Access Barriers Study (December 31, 2022)
- Funding certified community behavioral health clinics in Washington State (December 31, 2022)
Employee and retiree benefits
- PEBB one-time enrollment window for retirees to reestablish eligibility (January 1, 2022)
- Public Employees Benefits Board annual report (September 30, 2022)
Work groups, coalitions, and boards
- Health Care Cost Transparency Board - First Annual Report (August 1, 2022)
- Health and Human Services Enterprise Coalition Annual Report (November 1, 2022)
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group recommendations (November 10, 2022)
- Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative Annual Report (November 15, 2022)
- Washington Psilocybin Stakeholder Workgroup (December 1, 2022)
- Reentry Services Work Group Subcommittee Final Report (December 1, 2022)
- Health Care Cost Transparency Board Preliminary Report on Primary Care Expenditures (December 1, 2022)
- Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) Annual Report (December 15, 2022)
- Total cost of insulin Work Group - preliminary report (December 1, 2022)
Other topics
- Washington State All-Payer Claims Database and Lead Organization biennial report (March 31, 2022)
- Reentry Services Work Group Progress Report (July 1, 2022)
- WA State All-Payer Claims Database - Grant activity (September 1, 2022)
- Behavioral Health Provider Relief Expenditures (December 1, 2022)
- Accountable Communities of Health's Alignment Community Needs Assessment (December 1, 2022)
- Jail Transition Services Annual Report (December 1, 2022)
- Association of Washington Cities Seed Grant - Alternative Response Team Program (December 1, 2022)
- Cascade Select Public Option (December 1, 2022)
- UW Evidence-Based Practice Institute Funding Plan (December 1, 2022)
- Whatcom crisis stabilization pilot (December 1, 2022)