Governor Jay Inslee appointed Dorothy Teeter as Director of the Health Care Authority (HCA) in 2013. The HCA leverages $10 billion dollars annually to purchase high quality, affordable health care for more than two million public employees and Apple Health (Medicaid) clients.
Dorothy has 30+ years of extensive experience leading public and private health system transformation at the local, state, and national level. She believes that patient-focused innovation in purchasing, care delivery reform, and population health partnerships, leads to better health and better care at lower cost.
As HCA director, she led Washington State’s successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act, expanding Apple Health coverage to an additional 600,000 Washington residents since 2013. She also oversees an ambitious plan to enhance the state’s approach to worksite wellness and led a successful statewide planning effort that resulted in a $65 million Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) award in late 2014.
Before joining HCA, Dorothy served as a senior advisor at CMMI in Baltimore. She also has worked in senior executive roles at Public Health - Seattle & King County; Group Health Cooperative; and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Washington.
Dorothy is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Public Health Department of Health Services. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College and a Master of Health Services Administration from the University of Washington. She serves on the boards of the Washington State Health Benefits Exchange, the Washington Health Alliance, and the Pacific Business Group on Health and is a guiding committee member of the national Health Care Payment Leadership Action Network.