Meetings and materials

The purpose of the Universal Health Care Commission is to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Washington residents.

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

Date and time	Location	Materials
Thursday, December 5, 2024	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Thursday, February 13, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Thursday, April 17, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Wednesday, June 11, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Thursday, August 14, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Thursday, October 9, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA
Thursday, December 11, 2025	Held on Zoom and at HCA

Hybrid meetings

Beginning in June 2023, all commission meetings will be hybrid meetings. This means attendees may either:

Log into the Zoom meeting
Attend in person to view and participate in the Zoom meeting at the Health Care Authority (HCA)

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

Date and time	Location	Topics	Materials
October 10, 2024	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) Watch the recording
August 15, 2024	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, 2024	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, 2024	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, 2024	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 and time	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)

2022

Date and time	Location	Materials
December 15, 2022	This meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (12/15/2022) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (12/15/2022)
October 13, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (10/13/2022) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (10/13/2022)
August 16, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (08/16/2022) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (08/16/2022)
July 13, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (07/13/2022) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (07/13/2022)
June 16, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (06/16/2022) Watch the recording View the comments and questions from Zoom chat Read the meeting summary (06/16/2022)
April 14, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (04/14/2022) Watch the recording Read the meeting summary (04/14/2022)
February 25, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (02/25/2022) Watch the recording View the comments and questions from Zoom chat Read the meeting summary (02/25/2022)
January 4, 2022	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (01/04/2022) Watch the recording View the comments and questions from Zoom chat Read the meeting summary (01/04/2022)

2021

Date and time	Location	Materials
November 30, 2021	The meeting was held on Zoom	Read the meeting materials (11/30/2021) Watch the recording View the comments and questions from Zoom chat Read the meeting summary (11/30/2021)