October 17, 2020

2020 General Governor, Lt. Governor & Insurance Commissioner Candidate Questionnaire

See responses from Senator and State Representative candidates by Legislative District here. Responses from Congressional US Representative Candidates are here. Candidate email addresses can be found here.

The Question:

Do you pledge to support legislation for high quality, sustainable, affordable, publicly funded health care for all Washington residents?

Governor	Party	Answer	Comments
Jay Inslee	Democrat	Yes
Loren Culp	Republican	no response
Lieutenant Governor	Party	Answer	Comments
Denny Heck	Democrat	Yes
Marko Liias	Democrat	Yes
Insurance Commissioner	Party	Answer	Comments
Mike Kreidler	Democrat	no response
Chirayu Avinash Patel	Republican	Yes

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December UHCC meeting: A glimmer of light

December 20, 2024

In the bleak midwinter, glimmers of light at the December UHCC Meeting By Marcia Stedman In this season of darkness, FTAC member Bob Murray brought welcome light to the Commission’s December meeting. Bob was the executive director of Maryland’s hospital rate-setting system and gave...

November FTAC Meeting: Costs and Cost Containment

November 29, 2024

The following is a summary of Peter Hallum’s presentation highlighting key points of the progress and methodology of the Milliman analysis. Please note a single payer model is not included in the analysis.