BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
HB 2785: Access to health insurance
Increasing access to health insurance coverage.
Summary
- Imposes a fee on large employers to be used to purchase health insurance for employees.
- Authorizes the Health Care Authority to use Basic Health Plan (BHP) funds to subsidize employee premium shares for employer sponsored health insurance.
- Small employers may enroll as a group in the BHP and have their costs subsidized from savings accruing from the conversion of subsidized BHP enrollees to fee supported enrollees.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 2004
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Eileen Cody (D-34)
- Introduced
- January 20, 2004 in the House
- Last action
- January 20, 2004
- Companion bill
- SB 6551
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to expanding access to health insurance coverage;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
HB 2785 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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