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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5560: Health insurance contracting

Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.

Summary

  • Addresses health insurance contracting practices with regard to barriers to a patient's access to care.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bruce Dammeier (R-25)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1471
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bruce Dammeier (R-25)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Karen Keiser D-33Senator R-18John McCoy D-38Jan Angel R-26Senator R-2Barbara Bailey R-10Christine Rolfes D-23Annette Cleveland D-49

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. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5560 in other sessions

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