About the Forum

Who We Are

Washington Healthcare Forum (the Forum) is a coalition of health plans, physicians, hospitals, and purchasers that has joined together to improve the health care system. Click here to see a list of our Member Organizations.

Our vision is an efficient and effective healthcare financing and delivery system that addresses the needs and concerns of patients, providers, health plans, and purchasers.

Our mission is to:

• Streamline and simplify healthcare financing and delivery across the state
• Advance a public dialogue on sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the health care system

Our members include four local leading health plans, two statewide provider associations, a statewide health plan association, three leading health systems, physicians, health care executives, and purchasers.

The Forum Philosophy

We believe that individuals, policy makers, purchasers, and others should be able to make informed choices.

We believe in a sustainable and affordable health care system that addresses the critical health care needs of all our citizens. Access to affordable health care is essential, whether you're using it, purchasing it, administering it, or providing it.

For more details about our philosophy please visit our Forum Principles.

What We Do

Washington Healthcare Forum devises creative, cost effective solutions to increase the efficiency of the health care financing and delivery system. Leaders of the organization initially identified two key areas to decrease aggravation and non-productive work between providers and health plans: administrative simplification and electronic solutions for the secure exchange of information. These focus areas represent significant opportunities to dramatically reduce unnecessary paperwork and improve cash flow. As a part of the electronic solutions work, the Forum added activities relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

We also work with public officials and community leaders to provide our perspective on public policy issues in the health care arena.

Board of Directors

Statewide health care leaders on the Board of Directors include: