WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2903: Health carrier incentives

Forbidding health carriers from using financial incentives to overtreat or limit patient care.

Summary

  • Provides that no health carrier nor provider network or organization shall use payment methodologies, such as bonuses, incentives, or withholding of financial compensation, that directly or indirectly encourage any physician, nurse, or other licensed or certified provider or caregiver to overtreat patients, or deny, delay, or limit medically appropriate care to which enrollees or patients are entitled.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2903), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 1998
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced
January 21, 1998 in the House
Last action
January 21, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Eileen Cody D-11Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Val Ogden D-49Ida Ballasiotes R-41Dave Anderson D-10Mary Lou Dickerson D-36

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 2903 in other sessions

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