The state recently approved health insurance plans that will be available on Washington’s private insurance clearinghouse, WAhealthplanfinder.org. The average annual cost hike: 10.7%, with some plans increasing more than 20%, according to The Seattle Times.
This week on Inside Olympia, host Austin Jenkins explores health care costs and access with Ingrid Ulrey, who oversees WAhealthplanfinder as CEO of the state’s Health Benefit Exchange; and, Charissa Fotinos, the director of Medicaid for the Washington State Health Care Authority.