Employers around the nation, both public and private, have seen their health care costs skyrocket.  In the last few years, those costs have surged at a double-digit annual clip, far outstripping the rate of inflation. At this rate, King County’s health care obligation will double by 2012.

Health Advisory Task Force
In 2003 King County Executive Ron Sims convened the King County Health Advisory Task Force, a dynamic group of providers, economists, business, labor and government leaders to develop innovative strategies to slow escalating costs and improve the quality of health care in the region. The task force recommendations formed the basis of King County’s Health Reform Initiative.

Powerpoint on cost and quality
These powerpoint presentations were part of an extensive outreach effort to educate employees on the need for the Health Reform Initiative.

• Health care cost and quality crisis: making the case to employees #1
• Health care cost and quality crisis: making the case to employees #2
• Final Details
• Healthy Incentives Program