WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1619: Health care costs

Addressing health care cost transparency.

Summary

  • Requires the office of the insurance commissioner to: (1) Adopt rules to ensure that an enrollee may obtain an estimate of his or her out-of-pocket costs for a covered health care service before the service being provided; and (2) Convene a work group of interested parties and relevant state agencies to develop the content of the rules.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1619), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jessyn Farrell (D-46)
Introduced
January 25, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to health care cost transparency;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jessyn Farrell (D-46)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Gerry Pollet D-46

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. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1619 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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