BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 1608: Medicare supplemental insur
Restricting the conditions of medicare supplemental insurance policies.
Summary
- Provides that, beginning January 1, 1998, no medicare supplemental insurance policy or certificate providing coverage to any Washington resident may be issued if it denies or conditions the effectiveness of coverage during the first twelve months after the insured was first covered by a policy or plan of a health maintenance organization, health care service contractor, or other direct service organization that…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Eileen Cody (D-11)
- Introduced
- February 3, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- SB 5589
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-11)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1608 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1608 (2019–20) Patient care/health entities
- HB 1608 (2017–18) Capital budget resources
- HB 1608 (2015–16) Household appliances
- HB 1608 (2013–14) Marine employees' commission
- HB 1608 (2011–12) Opportunity internship prog