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Palliative care benefit work group
The work group must submit a report to the Legislature detailing its work and any recommendations by November 1, 2025. The work group must consider the following elements of a palliative care benefit:
- Clinical eligibility criteria;
- The services included in a palliative care benefit;
- Appropriate staffing, including staffing models and provider training;
- Evaluation criteria and reporting requirements; and
- Payment models.
Work group meetings
Apr. 17, 2025
Jan. 7, 2025
- Jan. 7, 2025 meeting agenda (PDF 148.60KB)
- Palliative Care Benefit presentation (PDF 1.80MB)
- Jan. 7, 2025 meeting recording
Oct. 23, 2024
July 11, 2024
- July 11, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 121.37KB)
- Office of the Insurance Commissioner palliative care work group presentation (PDF 477.72KB)
Work group members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Nico Janssen | Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Heather Schultz | Health Care Authority |
| Peter Graham | Department of Social and Health Services |
| Mandy Latchaw | Department of Health |
| Christine Gibert | Health Benefit Exchange |
| Barb Hansen | Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care Organization |
| Shelby Moore | Heartlinks Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Marsha Flowers | Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Gregg VandeKieft | Providence St. Peter Hospital |
| C. Maura deOiveira | EvergreenHealth Hospice |
| James Fausto | UW Medicine for Washington State Hospital Association |
| Ryan Larson | Harbor Home Health and Hospice for Home Care Association of Washington |
| Lyle Dollarhide | PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center for Washington State Nurses Association |
| Carrie Parks | Kaiser Permanente for Association of Washington Health Care Plans |
| Jennifer Curry | Regence BlueShield |
| Chris Rakunas | Wellpoint |
| Drew Oliveria | Washington Health Alliance |
| Nico Janssen; Jane Beyer; Sharon Daniel | Project Team, Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
Adult family home liability market study work group
The working group will:
- Review the availability and cost of liability insurance for adult family homes
- Identify obstacles to adult family homes' access to liability insurance including underwriting restrictions, market conditions, as well as legal and regulatory requirements
- Evaluate the financial risk to adult family homes, their residents, the state Medicaid program and others that exist as a result of the increased cost of insurance, or in the event adult family homes are uninsured due to a lack of access to coverage
- Make policy recommendations to improve access to liability insurance coverage for adult family homes
A preliminary report is due by December 31, 2024. A final report is due by June 30, 2025.
Work group preliminary report
Work group meetings
There are no meetings currently scheduled. Please check back for updates on future meetings.
Aug. 28, Sept. 25, and Oct. 23 meetings
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The August, September, and October work group meetings are canceled to allow for 1:1 interviews and data collection.
Work group meeting agenda, materials, and recordings
July 24 meeting
- July 24, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 217.59KB)
- July 24 meeting recording
- July 24, Liability and property presentation (PPTX 6.14MB)
- July 24, Surplus Line Association of Washington presentation (PPTX 23.71MB)
- July 24, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, David Forte presentation (PPTX 1.70MB)
June 26 meeting
- June 26, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 193.03KB)
- June 26 meeting recording
- Adult family home liability insurance history June 26 presentation (PDF 2.83MB)
- DSHS, department of social and health services, June 26 presentation (PDF 2.06MB)
Work group members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bryon Welch | Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Amber Leaders | Office of the Governor |
| Kelly Richburg | Office of the Attorney General |
| Cathy Kinnamon | DSHS ALTSA - Home and Community Services |
| Colleen Jensen | DSHS ALTSA - Residential Care Services |
| Saif Hakim | DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration |
| Joy Erven | Surplus Line Association of Washington |
| John Ficker | Adult Family Home Council |
| Amina Abdalla | Adult Family Home Council |
| Rebecca Thompson | Fortiphi Insurance |
| Raelena Marsh | Cochrane and Company |
| Sherri Sheidler | MiniCo Insurance Agency |
| Katie Baierlein | MiniCo Insurance Agency |
| Vince Terlaje | MiniCo Insurance Agency |
Community-based health providers working in a carceral setting liability market study work group
The study will include:
- A review of the state's commitments to facilitating safe transitions of care for incarcerated individuals through Medicaid coverage of health services under the 2023 Medicaid transformation waiver.
- An analysis of the barriers to accessing liability coverage for community-based health care providers on the private market.
- An actuarial analysis of the potential risk to be incurred by providing health care malpractice liability coverage for transition of care services to individuals who are incarcerated and near release.
- Policy options and recommendations, if any, for consideration by the legislature regarding provision of or increasing the availability of health care malpractice liability coverage or other liability protection options for community-based health care providers delivering these services.
- A final report by December 31, 2024.
Work group report
Work group meeting agenda, materials, and recordings
Nov. 13 meeting
- Davies group presentation (PDF 742.44KB)
- Office of the insurance commissioner presentation (PPTX 2.12MB)
- November 13 work group meeting recording
Aug. 20 and Sept. 17 meetings
- The August and September work group meetings are canceled to allow for further research and interviews.
July 16 meeting
- The July work group meeting has been canceled.
June 18 meeting
- June 18, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 198.37KB)
- June 18, 2024 meeting recording
- Federally supported community health centers presentation (PPTX 5.66MB)
Work group members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bryon Welch |
Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Kelly Richburg |
Office of the Attorney General |
| Michael Petterson | Department of Corrections |
| Meghan Regis | Health Care Authority |
| Jason Siems | Office of Risk Management, Department of Enterprise Services |
| Svetlana Sedukhin |
Physicians Insurance |
| Lindsey Hueer | Association of Washington Cities |
| Paul Jewell | Washington State Association of Counties |
| Brad Banks | Washington State Association of Counties |
| Ric Bishop |
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs |
| Marc F. Stern | Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs |
| Alyssa Patrick | Washington Association for Community Health |
| Penelope Sapp |
Kitsap County Sheriff's Office |
| Joe Vessey | Community Health Center of Snohomish County |
| Amanda McDade | Northwest Regional Council |
| Brynn E. Felix |
Peninsula Community Health Services |
| Jennifer Kreidler-Moss | Peninsula Community Health Services |
| Jesus Hernandez | Family Health Centers |
| Melodie White | Family Health Centers |
Background information
- Federal tort claim act health center policy manual
- HRSA health center program draft policy information notice PIN 2024-05 (PDF 357.38KB)
Community-based health providers survey
Comments
- To submit comments or questions contact policy and legislative affairs.
- Washington state health care authority seeks comments on draft pin 2024-05 (PDF 203.76KB)
Housing providers using housing trust fund insurance market study work group
Providers cannot operate without insurance and Washington communities cannot thrive without these critical providers. The state must keep these housing providers in operation and ensure that they are appropriately insured so that the state can continue to house some of its most vulnerable residents.
The Legislature has asked the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study on the insurance market considerations for housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources under RCW 43.185A.130 and serving extremely low-income households as defined in RCW 36.70A.030. It will include:
- Collect the information required under this section from entities transacting insurance with housing providers described in subsection (1) of this section, and any identified authorized insurers, unauthorized insurers, and risk retention groups, are required to provide the requested information to the commissioner;
- Obtain data from the previous five years on the number and types of policies in effect, whether and why policies were nonrenewed or canceled, claims activity, and premiums and deductibles; and
- Investigate and request any other relevant information that may assist the commissioner with analyzing the availability of property and liability coverages for housing providers described in subsection (1) of this section and any other trends that may affect market availability.
- Provide a report by December 31, 2024.
Work group report
Work group meeting agenda, materials, and recordings
October 23 meeting
August 13 and September 10 meetings
- The August and September work group meetings are canceled to allow for further research and interviews.
July 9 meeting
- July 9, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 249.22KB)
- July 9, 2024 meeting recording
- Office of the Insurance Commissioner, David Forte insurance update presentation (PPTX 1.70MB)
- Propel insurance an alera group company presentation (PDF 701.57KB)
June 11 meeting
- June 11, 2024 meeting agenda (PDF 215.48KB)
- June 11, 2024 meeting recording
- Catholic services housing presentation (PDF 3.41MB)
- Tacoma housing authority presentation (PPTX 4.81MB)
- VOA, volunteers of america, presentation (PDF 4.09MB)
- YWCA, young women's christian association, presentation (PDF 206.32KB)
Work group members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bryon Welch | Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
| Melodie Pazolt | Department of Commerce |
| Nathan Litchti | Department of Commerce |
| Jason Siems | Office of Risk Management, Department of Enterprise Services |
| Joy Erven | Surplus Line Association of Washington |
| Sarah McDonnell | Non-Profit Insurance Program |
| Duane Leonard | Housing Authority of Snohomish County |
| Kirsten De Simone | Volunteers of America Eastern Washington |
| Brandon Martin | Volunteers of America Eastern Washington |
| Renee Rooker | Walla Walla Housing Authority |
| Margaret Gritten | YWCA |
| Erika Muñoz | Tacoma Housing Authority |
|
Michele Thomas |
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance |
| Flo Beaumon | Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington |
| Lowel Krueger | Yakima Housing Authority |
| Nathan Bartholome | Plymouth Housing |
| Jackie Moynahan | Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
Background information
Housing provider surveys
Housing provider work group data call
- Pursuant to Chapter 74, Laws of 2024, Commissioner Kreidler issued a data call to specifically identified insurance related entities that may have provided property and/or liability coverage within the last five years to housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources and serving extremely low-income households.
- Washington housing provider work group data call letter (PDF 235.10KB)
- Washington housing provider work group data call instructions (PDF 164.83KB)
- Washington housing provider insurance worksheet (XLSX 63.27KB)
Comments
- To submit comments or questions contact policy and legislative affairs
General inquiries
Call us: 360-725-7000
Send us a message: Office Support
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 40255
Olympia, WA 98504-0255
Street address:
5000 Capitol Blvd., SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Learn how to submit a public records request
Find links to commonly requested records that are available online or use our public records request form below to get access to records maintained by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC).
What you’re looking for may already be available online
You may not need to submit a public records request for the records you are looking for, we have provided a list of commonly requested records already available online.
- Find information about an insurance agent or company, including complaints, contract information, company financial information and disciplinary actions.
- View the rates and policy forms an insurance company filed with our office.
- Sign up to receive notifications when your health insurer files a rate increase.
- See if there's a potential lawsuit filed against your company for unreasonable or unfair claims practices (IFCA).
- Find the life-expectancy table published by our office.
Information we don’t collect or maintain
We do not collect information on individual policyholders. If you are looking for:
- An individual's life insurance policy check out our tips on how to find an old life insurance policy.
- Another driver's insurance or license information. Check with the driver, law enforcement for a police report or contact the Department of Licensing.
- Records of claims against specific property. You can learn how to get a free Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) report from LexisNexis®, which may be helpful when looking for information about claims.
Request for a list of individuals
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