Washington (Two APCDs)

Washington

Use Cases from the APCD Showcase

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Use Cases		Category	Carriers
Pharmacy Quality Alliance Opioid Prescribing Measurers in Washington State, 2014-18	Washington State Office of Financial Management staff used the WA-APCD to run Pharmacy Quality Alliance Opioid Prescribing Measures for 2014-2018.	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
Primary Care Expenditures Summary of current primary care expenditures and investment in Washington	The Office of Financial Management was required to conduct a study of primary care expenditures in Washington State. The final report was submitted to the Legislature in December 2019.
Health Care Costs in Washington Grew 13% between 2016-2019	This report was produced by Onpoint Health Data and used data from Washington’s All-Payer Claims Database (www.hca.wa.gov). It looks at claims between 2016-2019 from state-regulated health insurance plans for people up to age 64 and identifies how much of the cost increases were due to increased use of services or price.	Consumers, Employers, Insurance Department, Providers, Researchers	Commercial
Making Health Care More Affordable: A Playbook for Implementing a State Cost Growth Target	This playbook provides a program design and implementation roadmap for states that are interested in, or in the process of, establishing a healthcare growth target. It offers concrete steps, practical tools, best practice strategies, and insights to guide states through the work.	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Researchers	Commercial
Arbitration and Using the Balance Billing Data Set	An overview of Washington State's Balance Billing Provision Act (BBPA) and arbitration along with useful forms, links, and datasets.	Consumers, Insurance Department, Providers, Researchers	Commercial