Universal Health Care Commission
Washington State seeks to establish a universal system of health care for all residents. Senate Bill 5399 passed during the 2021 legislative session creating a Universal Health Care Commission to aid in this effort. Learn more about the purpose and activities of the commission.
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Learn more about the Universal Health Care Commission!
What’s the role of the commission?
The purpose of the commission is to:
- Make the health care system more accessible by increasing access to quality, affordable health care.
- Prepare the state for the creation of a health care system that provides coverage and access for all Washington residents:
- Through a unified financing system.
- Once the federal government approves this new health care system.
Will the commission work with other entities?
Yes. The commission will collect and use data from the Health Care Cost Transparency Board.
The commission will also consider and apply, when appropriate, the work of the Universal Health Care Work Group, whose work ended in early 2021. In 2019, the Washington State Legislature directed HCA to convene a work group study (i.e., the work group). The purpose of the study was to provide recommendations to the Legislature on how to create, implement, maintain, and fund a universal health care system.
Reports
Baseline report
- Read the full report (November 2022)
- Read the report by section:
- Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms
- Executive summary
- Section 1: synthesis of past analyses
- Section 2: strategies to move toward a universal health care system
- Section 3: core components of a universal system
- Section 4: readiness
- Section 5: Medicaid rates
- Section 6: transitional solutions
- Section 7: finance
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Universal Health Care Commission members
- Appendix B: charter and operating procedures (draft)
- Appendix C: Universal Health Care Work Group report to the Legislature (January 2021)
- Appendix D: survey
News and announcements
Date | Title |
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May 5, 2023 | Attend the May Finance Technical Advisory Committee (FTAC) meeting |
April 5, 2023 | April Universal Health Care Commission meeting coming up |
March 3, 2023 | |
December 12, 2022 | |
November 28, 2022 |
Last chance: Universal Health Care Commission accepting applications for new advisory committee |
November 14, 2022 |
Reminder: Universal Health Care Commission accepting applications for new advisory committee |
November 8, 2022 | Universal Health Care Commission report highlights milestones, recommendations for achieving universal health care |
October 31, 2022 |
Universal Health Care Commission announces Call for Applications for new advisory committee |
October 7, 2022 | |
September 8, 2022 | |
July 7, 2022 | |
June 9, 2022 | |
April 12, 2022 | |
February 23, 2022 | |
January 3, 2022 |