Health Care
The Office of Financial Management conducts analysis of the health care system including workforce, utilization and coverage to inform health policy development.
Health care access, utilization & quality
Health care access, utilization & quality
Analyses, reports, and tools that describe patterns of health care utilization in emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient care, primary care, specialty care, and mental health care.
Data resources
Data available for understanding key access, cost, and quality components of health care in Washington.
Health coverage
Learn about the medical insurance status of Washingtonians, primary sources and affordability of insurance, and options being considered for increasing access to insurance.
Health care workforce
Read about the workforce and facilities that deliver health care in Washington.
Medical Assistance Expenditure Forecast
Learn about the forecast that helps the state estimate the need for medical services provided through Medicaid (Apple Health).
State Health Plan and Resource Strategy
Learn about the work to coordinate health care resources across the state.
Recent reports and data
- Hospitalization and Inpatient Cost of Chronic Conditions Among Non-Elderly Medicaid Beneficiaries in Washinton State – Research brief 120, June 2026
- Health challenges among the formerly incarcerated — WA BRFSS 2024 – Research brief 119, Mar. 17, 2026
- 2021-23 Physician Assistant Supply in Provider Networks: Estimates for Washington – Nov. 4, 2025
- Birth Volume and Maternal Health Workforce Supply in Washington State – July 2025
- COVID era’s historically low rate of uninsured continued through 2023 – even after public health emergency declared over – Research Brief 118, Jan. 2025
- Health outcomes and costs associated with polypharmacy in Washington state, 2022 – Research Brief 117, Sept. 2024
- Medicaid costs for the most commonly treated conditions, Washington, 2022 – Research Brief 116, Sept. 2024
- Statewide All-Payer Health Care Claims Database Review and Recommendation Report – Aug. 2024
- Potentially Avoidable ED Utilization in Washington – Research Brief 115, May 2024