Committee hears bipartisan push to modernize state all‑payers claims database
Senate staff and the bill’s sponsor told the Health and Long Term Care Committee that House Bill 1382 would modernize Washington’s all‑payers claims database and permit broader disclosure of negotiated payer‑provider rates in line with federal rules.
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The Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee heard engrossed House Bill 1382 on March 20. Committee staff briefed the panel that the bill would modernize the state’s all‑payers claims database (APCD) by allowing the Health Care Authority (HCA) to operate as the lead organization if a third‑party vendor is not selected, updating definitions related to proprietary financial information, and changing the frequency of the Office of Financial Management’s reporting requirement from biannually to every five years.
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