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2025 Washington Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreWashington Survey Respondents Worry about High Drug Costs; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary A survey of more than 1,380 Washington adults conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, found: Prescription drug prices in the United States are nearly 2.8 times higher than the prices in other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, like Canada, Japan, and France.1 With nearly seven in every ten American […]
Read MoreWashington Survey Respondents Receive Unexpected Medical Bills and Incur Medical Debt; Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
According to a survey of more than 1,380 Washington adults conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, many respondents have received unexpected medical bills and faced financial burdens due to medical bills, and some have incurred medical debt in the past year. Among survey respondents: Unexpected Medical Bills Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Washington respondents […]
Read MoreEquity Considerations in Washington Survey on Health Care Affordability Burdens
Summary According to a survey of more than 1,380 Washington adults conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, many residents have had inconsistent experiences accessing and affording the health care system in the past year. Among those respondents: Variations in Health Care Affordability Between Households Factors like household income and composition impact how a […]
Read MoreWashington Survey Respondents Struggle to Afford High Health Care Costs; Worry about Affording Health Care in the Future; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary A survey of more than 1,380 Washington adults, conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, found: Health care is expensive in the U.S., and Washington is no exception. Over two in three respondents (68%) reported experiencing at least one health care affordability burden in the last year; such as being uninsured due to […]
Read MoreWashington Survey Respondents Worry about High Hospital Costs; Face Challenges Understanding Quality and Cost of Care
Summary Hospitals provide essential services and are vital to the well-being of our communities. However, a recent survey of over 1,300 Washington adults conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, revealed a lack of confidence in navigating the health care system and understanding their cost sharing obligations. Challenges may at times be attributed to […]
Read MoreFair Health Prices WA 2026 Legislative Priorities Reference CHESS Survey
Fair Health Prices WA advocacy group cites WA CHESS survey in 2026 legislative priorities, referencing 1/3 of survey respondents faced serious hardship due to medical bills in support of SB 5993 to eliminate new interest on medical debt and SB 6105 to protect more wages from garnishment due to medical debt. See Legislative Priorities Document […]
Read MoreWashington Caps SEHP Reimbursements
Washington has passed a bill limiting hospital prices for state and public school employees beginning January 2027, reports the Public News Service. Senate Bill 5083 caps reimbursement rates for roughly 700,000 people covered by the Public Employee Benefits Board and School Employees Benefits Board. Under the law, reimbursement caps are determined based on a variety of factors, including […]
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A survey of more than 1,380 Washington adults, conducted from September 9 to October 8, 2025, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact health care affordability or access to […]
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