Washington State Analytic Support Initiative
In 2023, the Peterson Center on Healthcare and Gates Ventures, awarded a $1.7 million grant to the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) to support its partnership with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
The grant allowed the Washington State HCA to establish the Analytic Support Initiative, which combines in-house healthcare expertise, state data, policy and the analytic capabilities of IMHE. The Analytic Support Initiative provides actionable data to the state’s Health Care Transparency Board and offers insights and evidence to guide the Board’s recommendations to lower healthcare costs.
Putting TiC to Work: Insights from a Discussion of Transparency in Coverage Data
The Center convened experts at AcademyHealth’s ARM to discuss how they are using TiC data to understand healthcare pricing and inform purchasing and policy.
Statement on 50th Anniversary of ERISA
Caroline Pearson, Executive Director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, stated the following ahead of the 50th anniversary of ERISA.
Center Staff Testifies Before Congress on Data Access to Strengthen ERISA and Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
Mairin Mancino testified before Congress regarding the importance of data access to strengthen ERISA and employer-sponsored health benefits.