Emerging Therapies Workgroup

Background

The Health Care Authority (HCA) has created the Emerging Therapies Workgroup in response to interest in new treatment methods from the medical community and patients alike. The workgroup’s primary function is to look at prospective and emerging therapies – specifically their impacts on patients in Washington State.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a look at new approaches to continuing health issues, and improving patient health through more effective means while keeping overall cost down.

Workgroup charter

The initial workgroup charter highlights an ambitious timeline to kickoff this conversation between medical professionals, managed care organizations, and patients and patient advocacy organizations. Two of the four meetings scheduled through early 2020 are dedicated to patient experience, and quality oversight and improvements.

Meeting schedule

The workgroup will hold four meetings over 12 months between June 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. These are not open public meetings, but we will post the meeting materials here.