The Regence Foundation supports a transformational health care system where consumers partner with their physicians to make health care decisions based on what’s valuable to them — such as quality, cost and patient satisfaction ratings — just as they do when making other economic decisions.

The result of this transparency? Patients are more engaged with their health care at all levels, they take better care of themselves, and ultimately, they experience better medical outcomes.

To achieve this, consumers need tools to be able to know health care costs and compare quality. That’s why The Regence Foundation works in tandem with nonprofit health care partners across our region to support pioneering efforts to transform health care, with a focus on grants that fund: