Washington palliative care benefit work group
Washington directed the Insurance Commissioner and Health Care Authority to design parameters for a palliative care benefit for fully insured health plans and report recommendations to the Legislature.
Washington · Implementing · Implementation Nov 1, 2025
What it is
- What changed
- Washington's palliative care benefit work group moved serious-illness benefit design into a formal legislative reporting process.
- Why it matters
- Benefit design determines whether families can access palliative care without impossible coverage, referral, or payment barriers.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving careadults with serious illness, family caregivers, commercial health plan members, Medicaid members, palliative care providers
- What it does
- Plans, studies, registries or guidance
Sources
- Washington OIC palliative care benefit work group
- Washington OIC 2025 palliative care benefit work group report
Last reviewed Jun 18, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.