Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70.390 · 10 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means the health care authority.(2) "Board" means the health care cost transparency board.(3) "Health care" means items, services, and supplies intended to improve or maintain human function or tr…
The authority shall establish a board to be known as the health care cost transparency board. The board is responsible for the analysis of total health care expenditures in Washington, identifying trends in health care cost growth, and establishing a health care cost growth benchmark. The board shall provide analysis o…
(1) The board shall consist of fourteen members who shall be appointed as follows:(a) The insurance commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;(b) The administrator [director] of the health care authority, or the administrator's [director's] designee;(c) The director of labor and industries, or the director's designe…
(1) The board shall establish an advisory committee on data issues and a health care stakeholder advisory committee. The board may establish other advisory committees as it finds necessary. Any other standing advisory committee established by the board shall include members representing the interests of consumer, labor…
(1) The board has the authority to establish and appoint advisory committees, in accordance with the requirements of RCW 70.390.040, and shall seek input and recommendations from relevant advisory committees.(2) The board shall:(a) Determine the types and sources of data necessary to annually calculate total health car…
(1) The authority may contract with a private nonprofit entity to administer the board and provide support to the board to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The authority may not contract with a private nonprofit entity that has a financial interest that may create a potential conflict of interest or i…
By December 1st of each year, the board shall submit annual reports to the governor and each chamber of the legislature. The annual reports may include policy recommendations applicable to the board's activities and analysis of its work, including any recommendations related to lowering health care costs, focusing on p…
(1) The board shall measure and report on primary care expenditures in Washington and the progress towards increasing it to 12 percent of total health care expenditures.(2) By December 1, 2022, the board shall submit a preliminary report to the governor and relevant committees of the legislature addressing primary care…
(1) At least biennially, the board shall conduct a survey of underinsurance among Washington residents.(a) The survey shall be conducted among a representative sample of Washington residents. Analysis of the survey results shall be disaggregated to the greatest extent feasible by demographic factors such as race, ethni…
(1) No later than December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the board shall hold a public hearing related to discussing the growth in total health care expenditures in relation to the health care cost growth benchmark in the previous performance period, in accordance with the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RC…