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In 2023, the WA legislature directed the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Office of the Attorney General to evaluate policy options that could improve overall affordability for consumers, employers and taxpayers. Two reports were delivered: The Preliminary Report on December 1, 2023 and the Final Report on August 1, 2024.
The report aims to the Legislature and policy makers Washington-specific data as they consider changes to improve health care affordability. Guest speaker Nico Janssen, Senior Health Policy Analyst at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, breaks down the approach, the new study, and the final recommendation with the five policy options that could improve health care affordability for all Washingtonians!
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The OIC's Final Report
The OIC's 2-page fact sheet on the report
The OIC's page on health care affordability