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1688 Behavioral health crisis services work group

The 1688 behavioral health crisis services work group suggests ways to improve the current system for handling behavioral health crises.

Adult family home liability market study work group

The Washington state Legislature asked us to convene a working group to look at the difficulties adult family home operators face finding affordable insurance.

Behavioral health services federal grant

We received two federal grants, totaling over $900,000, to study access to mental health and substance use disorder services in state-regulated health plans.

Community-based health providers working in a carceral setting liability market study work group

We studied the availability of malpractice liability coverage and liability protections for providers delivering transition-of-care services to incarcerated people.

Essential health benefits benchmark plan

We reviewed our state’s Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark health plan to decide whether to ask the federal government for approval to update the plan.

Ground ambulance advisory group

We worked with the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority to study balance billing from ground ambulance services.

Housing providers using housing trust fund insurance market study work group

The Legislature asked us to study the insurance market for housing providers that receive housing trust fund resources. Find a study overview and the report.

Palliative care benefit work group

The Legislature directed our office and the Health Care Authority to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit for fully insured health plans.