WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1459: Healthpath WA/tax exclusions

Excluding healthpath Washington, a federal-state partnership providing coordinated medicare and medicaid services, from certain taxes and assessments.

Summary

  • Lowers costs for providing medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and support to high-risk populations. Exempts the healthpath Washington program from the calculation of the premium tax, business and occupation taxes, and the state health insurance pool assessment.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 21, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
State agency
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to excluding the federal-state partnership for a capitated financial alignment model for medicare-medicaid enrollees, known as the healthpath Washington program, from calculation of the premium tax, the Washington state health insurance pool assessment, and the business and occupation tax;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Joe Schmick R-9Steve Tharinger D-24

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Referred to Finance.
  7. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  8. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1459 in other sessions

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