Meetings and materials

To learn more about our advisory committees, visit the Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee on Data Issues, and Advisory Committee on Primary Care pages.

Public comment

All Health Care Cost Transparency Board meetings are public meetings, and members of the public are welcome and encouraged to share their input. All feedback is shared with board members.

Share your input

• During a board meeting, there is a designated time for public comment. To provide public comment during the designated public comment period, please use the raise hand function in Zoom or raise your hand if you are attending in person.
• By contacting us at any time. If you want your written comments to be included in an upcoming meeting, email your comments to us 10 days before that meeting occurs.

Upcoming meetings

Health Care Cost Transparency Board

Date and Time	Location	Materials
Wednesday, July 30, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 853 9116 9386 One tap mobile: +12532050468,,85391169386# US +12532158782,,85391169386# US (Tacoma) Find your local number to dial by your location
Thursday, September 19, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 853 9116 9386 One tap mobile: +12532050468,,85391169386# US +12532158782,,85391169386# US (Tacoma) Find your local number to dial by your location
Thursday, October 24, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 853 9116 9386 One tap mobile: +12532050468,,85391169386# US +12532158782,,85391169386# US (Tacoma) Find your local number to dial by your location
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 853 9116 9386 One tap mobile: +12532050468,,85391169386# US +12532158782,,85391169386# US (Tacoma) Find your local number to dial by your location
Thursday, December 12, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 853 9116 9386 One tap mobile: +12532050468,,85391169386# US +12532158782,,85391169386# US (Tacoma) Find your local number to dial by your location

Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee

Date and time	Location	Materials
Tuesday, July 30, 2024	This meeting is cancelled.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 831 4259 5993 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,83142595993# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83142595993# US Find your local number to dial by your location
Thursday, October 24, 2024	This meeting is canceled.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 831 4259 5993 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,83142595993# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83142595993# US Find your local number to dial by your location

Advisory Committee on Data Issues

Date and time	Location	Materials
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 831 4259 5993 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,83142595993# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83142595993# US Find your local number to dial by your location
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This joint meeting with the Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 831 4259 5993 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,83142595993# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83142595993# US Find your local number to dial by your location
Thursday, October 24, 2024	This meeting is canceled.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 2–4 p.m.	This joint meeting with the Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 831 4259 5993 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,83142595993# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83142595993# US Find your local number to dial by your location

Advisory Committee on Primary Care

Date and time	Location	Materials
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 2-4 p.m.	This meeting will be held on Zoom and in person at HCA Meeting ID: 891 6956 2443 One tap mobile: +12532158782,,89169562443# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,89169562443# US Find your local number to dial by location	View the meeting materials (06/24/2024)

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

2024

Health Care Cost Transparency Board

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
May 15, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Presentations on: Financial analysis of Washington hospitals Business oversight: mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, provider ownerships and closures Facility fees Consumer medical debt Update from the Analytic Support Initiative (ASI)	View the meeting materials (05/15/2024) Watch the meeting (05/15/2024)
April 10, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Legislative updates Presentation: medical debt in America Discussion and strategy of policy selections from the Cost Board retreat	View the meeting materials (04/10/2024) Watch the meeting (04/10/2024)
Board retreat February 9, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Affordability presentations from the Office of Insurance Commissioner (OIC) and Attorney General's Office Presentations from Cost Boards in other states, including Oregon, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts Priorities for 2024	View the board book (02/09/2024) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (02/09/2024)

Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
June 12, 2024 Joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Welcome new committee chair and new committee members Review charter Policy discussion on medical debt Review of May Cost Board meeting and 2024 workplan Analytic Support Initiative (ASI) disease expenditure report & discussion Update on provider reporting and methodologies	The first half of this meeting was just the Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee. View the meeting materials (06/12/2024) The second half of this meeting was a joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues. View the meeting materials for the joint meeting (06/12/2024)
March 7, 2024 Joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Legislative updates Cost Board workplan and discussion 2024 Data Call	View the meeting materials (03/07/2024) Watch the meeting (03/07/2024)
January 18, 2024 Joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Making Care Primary: next steps and implications Policies and strategies to reach the 12% primary care expenditure target Presentations on workforce development.	View the meeting materials (01/18/2024) Watch the meeting (01/18/2024) Read the meeting summary (01/18/2024)

Advisory Committee on Data Issues

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
June 12, 2024 Joint meeting with the Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Review of May Cost Board meeting and 2024 workplan Analytic Support Initiative (ASI) disease expenditure report & discussion Update on provider reporting and methodologies Welcome new committee chair Data sources for facility fees Data sources for business oversight	The first half of this meeting was a joint meeting with the Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee. View the meeting materials for the joint meeting (06/12/2024) The second half of this meeting was just the Advisory Committee on Data Issues. View the meeting materials (06/12/2024)
March 7, 2024 Joint meeting with the Health Care Stakeholders Advisory Committee	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Legislative updates Cost Board workplan and discussion 2024 Data Call	View the meeting materials (03/07/2024) Watch the meeting (03/07/2024)
January 18, 2024 Joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues	The meeting was held on Zoom and in-person at HCA	Making Care Primary: next steps and implications Policies and strategies to reach the 12% primary care expenditure target Presentations on workforce development.	View the meeting materials (01/18/2024) Watch the meeting (01/18/2024) Read the meeting summary (01/18/2024)

Advisory Committee on Primary Care

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
May 30, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Potential policy recommendation on strategies for increasing the primary care expenditure ratio Advisory Committee on Primary Care wrap up for 2024  Next steps for the Advisory Committee on Primary Care	View the meeting materials (05/30/2024) Watch the meeting (05/30/2024)
April 25, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Timeline and voting for policy primary care recommendations Policy recommendations: Patient engagement: issues, background, and recent developments Measuring primary care expenditure targets on a per-member-per-month (PMPM) basis Engaging patients through shared decision making in Washington State	View the meeting materials (04/25/2024) Watch the meeting (04/25/2024)
March 28, 2024	This meeting was cancelled.
February 29, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Workforce development (committee members will be voting whether to bring these policy recommendations to the Cost Board) Aligning primary care and public health to advance prevention and whole person care in Washington Multi-payer collaborative alignment Primary Care Transformation Model	View the meeting materials (02/29/2024) Watch the meeting (2/29/2024) View the meeting summary (02/29/2024)
January 23, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Making Care Primary: next steps and implications Policies and strategies to reach the 12% primary care expenditure target Presentations on workforce development.	Meeting materials (01/23/2024) Watch the meeting (01/23/2024) View the meeting summary (01/23/2024)

Nomination Committee

Date	Location	Topics	Materials
April 23, 2024	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	Committee charter HB 1508 updates Recruitment strategies and committee applications	View the meeting materials (04/23/2024) Watch the meeting (04/23/2024)

2023

Meeting	Date	Location	Materials
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	December 7, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the board book (12/7/2023) Watch the meeting Read the meeting summary (12/7/2023)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	December 5, 2023	This meeting was cancelled.
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	November 28, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (11/28/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (11/28/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	October 26, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (10/26/2023) Watch the meeting Watch the Making Care Primary webinar View the meeting summary (10/26/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	October 18, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the board book (10/18/2023) Watch the meeting Read the meeting summary (10/18/2023)
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	October 3, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (10/03/2023) Watch the meeting (10/03/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	September 28, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (09/28/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (09/28/2023)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	September 7, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (09/07/2023) Watch the meeting (09/07/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	August 31, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (08/31/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (08/31/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	July 25, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the meeting materials (07/25/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (07/25/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	July 18, 2023	This meeting was cancelled
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	June 28, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the materials book (06/28/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (06/28/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	June 21, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the board book (06/21/2023) Watch the meeting Read the meeting summary (06/21/2023)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers Advisory Committee on Data Issues	June 6, 2023	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the meeting materials (06/06/2023) Watch the meeting (06/06/2023) Read the meeting summary (06/06/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	May 25, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom and at HCA	View the materials book (05/25/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (05/25/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	May 17, 2023	This meeting was cancelled
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	April 27, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (04/27/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (04/27/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	April 19, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (04/19/2023) Watch the meeting Read the meeting summary (04/19/2023)
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	April 4, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (04/04/2023) Watch the meeting (04/04/2023) View the meeting summary (04/04/2022)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	March 30, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (03/30/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (03/30/2023)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	March 7, 2023	This meeting was cancelled.
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	February 23, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (02/23/2023) Watch the meeting View the meeting summary (02/23/2023)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	February 15, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (02/15/2023) Watch the meeting Read the meeting summary (02/15/2023)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers Advisory Committee on Data Issues	February 7, 2023	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (02/07/2023) Watch the meeting (02/07/2023) Read the meeting summary (02/07/2023)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	January 31, 2023	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (01/31/2023) View the meeting summary (01/31/2023) Watch the meeting

2022

Meeting	Date	Location	Materials
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	December 14, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (12/14/2022) Read the meeting summary (12/14/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	December 1, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (12/01/2022) Watch the meeting (12/01/2022) Read the meeting summary (12/01/2022)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	November 21, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (11/21/2022) View the meeting summary (11/21/2022) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	November 16, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (11/16/2022) Read the meeting summary (11/16/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	November 1, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (11/01/2022) Watch the meeting (11/01/2022) Read the meeting summary (11/01/2022)
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	October 25, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (10/25/2022) View the meeting summary (10/25/2022) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	October 19, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (10/19/2022) Read the meeting summary (10/19/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	October 5, 2022	This meeting was cancelled.
Advisory Committee on Primary Care	September 28, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (09/28/2022) View the meeting summary (09/28/2022) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	September 21, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (09/21/2022) Read the meeting summary (09/21/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	September 8, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (09/08/2022) Read the meeting summary (09/08/2022) Watch the meeting (09/08/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	August 17, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (08/17/2022) Read the meeting summary (08/17/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	August 3, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (08/03/2022) Read the meeting summary (08/03/2022) Watch the meeting (08/03/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	July 20, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (07/20/2022) Read the meeting summary (07/20/2022) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	June 15, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (06/15/2022) Read the meeting summary (06/15/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	July 8, 2022	This meeting was canceled	This meeting was canceled to allow additional time for staff to work on the implementation of the Cost Driver Analysis.
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	June 2, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (06/02/2022) Read the meeting summary (06/02/2022) Watch the meeting (06/02/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	May 18, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (05/18/2022) Read the meeting summary (05/18/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	May 5, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (05/05/2022) Read the meeting summary (05/05/2022) Watch the meeting (05/05/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	April 20, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (04/20/2022) Read the meeting summary (04/20/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	April 6, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (04/06/2022) Read the meeting summary (04/06/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	March 16, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (03/16/2022) Read the meeting summary (03/16/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	March 1, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (03/01/2022) Read the meeting summary (03/01/2022) Watch the meeting (03/01/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	February 16, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (02/16/2022) Read the meeting summary (02/16/2022) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	February 1, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (02/01/2022) Read the meeting summary (02/01/2022) Watch the meeting (02/01/2022)
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	January 31, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (01/31/2022) Read the meeting summary (01/31/2022) Watch the meeting (01/31/2022)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	January 19, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (01/19/2022) Read the meeting summary (01/19/2022) Watch the meeting

2021

Meeting	Date	Location	Materials
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	December 15, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (12/15/2021) Read the meeting summary (12/15/2021) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	November 17, 2021	This meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (11/17/2021) Read the meeting summary (11/17/2021) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	October 28, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (10/28/2021) Read the meeting summary (10/28/2021) Watch the meeting (10/28/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	October 14, 2021	This board meeting was cancelled	The meeting was canceled to allow additional time for staff to work with the Advisory Committee on Data Issues on recommendations related to the benchmark data call. The board will meet again in November.
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	September 30, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (09/30/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (09/30/2021) Watch the meeting (09/30/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	September 14, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (09/14/2021) Read the meeting summary (09/14/2021) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	September 8, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (09/08/2021) Read the meeting summary (09/08/2021) Watch the meeting (09/08/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	August 17, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (08/17/2021) Read the meeting summary (08/17/2021) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	August 10, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (08/10/2021) Read the meeting summary (08/10/2021) Watch the meeting (08/10/2021)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	July 29, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (07/29/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (07/29/2021) Watch the meeting (07/29/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	July 19, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (07/19/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (07/19/2021) Note: we experienced technical difficulties and were unable to record this meeting.
Advisory Committee on Data Issues	July 8, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (07/08/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (07/08/2021) Watch the meeting (07/08/2021)
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	June 29, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (06/29/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (06/29/2021) Watch the meeting (06/29/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	June 16, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (06/16/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (06/16/2021) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	May 25, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the materials book (05/25/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (05/21/2021) Watch the meeting (05/21/2021)
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	May 13, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (05/13/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (05/13/2021) Watch the meeting
Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers	April 27, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	April 13, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (04/13/2021), which includes the agenda, presentation materials, and more Read the meeting summary (04/13/2021) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	March 15, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (03/15/2021), which includes the agenda, presentations, and more Read the meeting summary (03/15/2021) Watch the meeting
Health Care Cost Transparency Board	February 18, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	View the board book (02/18/2021), which includes the agenda, presentations, background materials, and more Read the meeting summary (02/18/2021) Listen to the meeting