Current Issues
AWHP represents the perspectives of member healthcare plans on public policy issues related to health care and coverage in Washington State. This section provides a look at some of those issues.
Rising Health Care Costs: What Factors are Driving Increases? [.pdf | 48k]
Rising health care costs and access to affordable coverage are prominent issues for Washington employers, health care providers, purchasers and legislators, as well as in the daily lives of millions of its residents. Here is information about what factors are driving health care costs, as well as what legislators can do to help control rising costs.