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Find news and announcements about Health Care Cost Transparency Board (Cost Board) and advisory committee activities.

The Health Care Cost Transparency Board announcements include new resources, reminders about upcoming meetings, and updates on their efforts toward their ultimate goal of reducing the overall trend of health care cost growth in Washington State.

For more information about meetings for the Cost Board and its advisory committees, including log-in details, recordings, and materials, visit the Meetings and materials page.

2024 announcements

Date Title
June 25 Cost Board's Advisory Committee on Primary Care meets tomorrow
June 17 Cost Board releases its first benchmark data report
June 11 Cost Board's advisory committees meet tomorrow
May 29 Attend the Cost Board's Advisory Committee on Primary Care meeting
May 14 Cost Board meets tomorrow
April 24 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet tomorrow
April 22 Attend the first meeting of the Cost Board’s Nomination Committee
April 9 Attend tomorrow's Cost Board meeting
March 6 Cost Board's advisory committees to meet tomorrow
February 28 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet tomorrow
February 2 Attend the Cost Board's retreat this Friday 
January 22 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet Tuesday
January 17 Attend the joint meeting of the Cost Board's advisory committees

Past announcements

2023
Date Title
December 5 Attend the Health Care Cost Transparency Board's December meeting
November 22 Attend the Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care meeting
October 24 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet this Thursday
October 20 What can states do to get rising health care costs under control? This op-ed explains how.
October 2 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Data Issues to meet Tuesday
September 26 Attend the Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care meeting
September 5 Cost Board’s Advisory Committee of Health Care Providers and Carriers to meet this week
August 25

Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet next week
July 27 Health Care Cost Transparency Board, Health Care Authority receive $1.7 million grant
July 21 Cost Board's Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet next Tuesday
July 12 Health Care Cost Transparency Board's July meeting canceled
June 23 Cost Board's Advisory Committee on Primary Care to meet next Wednesday
June 20 Attend the Health Care Cost Transparency Board's June meeting
June 2

Joint meeting of the Cost Board's advisory committees coming up
May 31

Peterson Center on Healthcare announces a $1.7 million grant to Washington State Health Care Authority to identify and address drivers of health care cost growth
April 13 April Health Care Cost Transparency Board meeting coming up
March 2 Cost Board's March 7 Advisory Committee of Providers and Carriers meeting canceled
January 3

WA Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Providers and Carriers meeting postponed to February 7, 2023
2022
Date Title
September 27 Check out the WA Cost Board’s Advisory Committee on Primary Care webpage
September 23 WA’s Cost Board forms new advisory committee
September 6 WA Cost Board’s data issues committee to meet Thursday
August 2 New resources available for those providing health care cost data to WA cost board
June 7 Washington is working to lower health care costs and increase transparency. This new resource explains how.
April 29 Cost Board’s data call will set baseline for tracking state's growth in spending
March 29 Health Care Cost Transparency Board taking steps toward making health care more affordable
February 18 Washington State continues efforts on health care cost containment

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