WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 2832: Health care cost shifting

Requiring the Washington state health care authority to study cost shifting.

Summary

  • Requires study of the issue of health care providers charging some purchasing groups more for services than other purchasing groups for the purpose of recovering the full cost of doing business. Requires a review of the methods used in other states to minimize the cost-shifting problem. Requires a report by December 1, 1992.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2832), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 1992
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sarah Casada (R-25)
Introduced
January 29, 1992 in the House
Last action
January 29, 1992

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sarah Casada (R-25)

37 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 26 Republicans)

Rose Bowman R-20Betty Morris D-18George Paris R-44Curtis Ludwig D-8Margarita Prentice D-11Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Alexander McLean R-12Bob Morton R-7Maryann Mitchell R-30Simeon Wilson R-10Peggy Johnson R-35Darwin Nealey R-9Harold Hochstatter R-13Fred May R-41John Betrozoff R-45C Louise Miller R-45Elmira Forner R-47Bill Brumsickle R-20John Wynne R-39Jean Marie Brough R-30Karen Fraser D-22Rosa Franklin D-29Gary Chandler R-13Roland Carlson R-47Bill Grant D-16Senator D-35William Day D-3Roy Ferguson R-48Shirley Winsley R-28Duane Sommers R-6Arthur Broback R-28Peter Kremen D-42Margaret Rayburn D-15Jim Horn R-41Jeannette Wood R-21Randy Tate R-25John Moyer R-6

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 2832 in other sessions

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