Resources

The Health Care Cost Transparency Board’s (Cost Board’s) work is to ensure health care affordability for all people in Washington.

As a part of our cost-containment efforts, the Cost Board publishes reports, articles, and briefs on health care costs.

This library also contains national reports, publications, and articles on health care costs as well as resources from other states examining health care costs.

Cost Board

• Read the 2023 annual report to the Legislature (September 2023).
• Read the 2022 annual report to the Legislature (October 2022).
• Learn more about the Cost Board in the Cost Board FAQ (June 2022).
• Cost Board charter and operating procedures (February 2021).

Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS)

View the Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) results for Washington, which includes these reports:

• Washington Residents Bear Health Care Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Health Care Providers Leads Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care (August 2023)
• Washington Residents Worry About High Drug Costs; Support a Range of Government Solutions (November 2022)
• Washington Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs; Worry About Affording Healthcare in the Future; Support Government Action Across Party Lines (November 2022)

Other states' cost-containment efforts

• View the Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) state data briefs.
• Watch the video A State-Led Approach to Improving the Affordability of Health Care from the Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs, which supports state-led efforts to make health care more affordable for everyone.