Meetings and materials

Public comment

All Universal Health Care Commission meetings are public meetings, and members of the public are welcome and encouraged to share their input. All feedback—written and verbal—is shared with commission members. Please review what to expect when providing public comments.

Share your input

There are two ways to share input:

• During the designated public comment time at Commission meetings. Sign up to provide public comment by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting occurs. We will invite individuals who sign up before the meeting to speak in the order of sign up, followed by those who did not sign up if there’s time remaining. If we cannot get to all public comments during a meeting, you can still submit written public comment by email.
• By submitting written comments at any time. Comments received at least two weeks before a meeting will be included in the upcoming meeting’s materials; comments received less than two weeks before a meeting will be included in the following meeting’s materials. If you would like to provide comment on the upcoming meeting topic, you are also invited to attend the meeting and speak during the designated public comment time.

Upcoming meetings

Location and directions

Washington State Health Care Authority
Cherry Street Plaza
Sue Crystal Center, Conference Rooms 106A and 106B
626 8th Ave. SE
Olympia, WA 98501

Visitor map with parking instructions

Need an accommodation?

All meetings sponsored by the Health Care Authority meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. To request an accommodation, call 360-725-9400 (TRS: 711).

Past meetings

2025

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
Thursday, February 13	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Update on the Universal Health Care Commission’s 2025 workplan Lessons learned from Oregon’s experience with price caps Rural perspectives on universal design	View the meeting materials (2/13/2025) Watch the recording (2/13/2025)

2024

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
December 5	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	State approaches to access and affordability Cost containment models The Commission's 2025 workplan	View the meeting materials (12/05/2024) Read the meeting summary (12/05/2024) Watch the recording
October 10	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Principles of cost sharing in a universal system Update about Apple Health Expansion Office of the Insurance Commissioner's Health Care Affordability report	View the meeting materials (10/10/2024) Read the meeting summary (10/10/2024) Watch the recording
August 15	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Prior authorization Presentation on Apple Health Expansion	View the materials (08/15/2024) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (08/15/2024)
June 4	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Administrative simplification: panel discussion, next steps Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) updates	View the meeting materials (06/04/2024) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (06/04/2024)
April 17	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	FTAC’s assessment of SB 5335 as proposed by Whole Washington, and considerations for an actuarial analysis of benefits across select payers 2024 legislative updates Administrative simplification: a Washington perspective	View the meeting materials (04/17/2024) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (04/17/2024)
February 2	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	2024 workplan The Finance Technical Advisory Committee’s (FTAC) guidance to the Commission on Medicaid Benefits and Services Administrative simplification and efforts underway in Washington	Read the meeting materials (02/02/2024) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (02/02/2024)

2023

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
December 14, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	2024 workplan and prioritization of transitional solutions Presentation from Whole Washington on Eligibility under the Washington Health Trust bill (SB 5335, 2023) Overview of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner Preliminary Report on Health Care Affordability	View the meeting materials (12/14/2023) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (12/14/2023)
October 12, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	FTAC's guidance on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Vote to adopt the 2023 report to the Legislature Begin planning for 2024 and continue transitional solutions discussion	Read the meeting materials (10/12/2023) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (10/12/2023)
August 10, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Guidance from the Commission to FTAC on Medicaid Presentation from Whole Washington on the Washington Health Trust bill (SB 5335, 2023) Continued discussion on transitional solutions 2023 Legislative report overview	Read the meeting materials (08/10/2023) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (08/10/2023)
June 13, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA.	Guidance from the Commission to FTAC on Medicaid Presentation from Whole Washington on the Washington Health Trust bill (SB 5335, 2023) Continued discussion on transitional solutions 2023 Legislative report overview	Read the meeting materials (06/13/2023) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (06/13/2023)
April 11, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom.	Request to analyze the Washington Health Trust bill (SB 5335, 2023) Equity presentation Transitional solutions	Read the meeting materials (04/11/2023) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (04/11/2023)
February 9, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom.	Transitional solutions Direction for the Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) Tribal health presentation	Read the meeting materials (02/09/2023) This meeting recording is available upon request Read the meeting summary (02/09/2023)