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House bill to require annual reporting of primary care expenditures reported out of committee unanimously
Summary
The House Health Care & Wellness Committee reported House Bill 1379 out of committee by a unanimous voice vote on Jan. 31; the bill would allow the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to require health carriers to report primary care expenditures annually.
House Bill 1379, which would authorize the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to require health carriers to annually report primary care expenditures and direct the commissioner to consider definitions of primary care developed by the Health Care Authority, was reported out of the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on Jan. 31 with a due‑pass recommendation.
Committee members described the measure as a technical bill that will help collect data useful for policy and law. Representative Lekanoff urged a yes vote, and Representative Marshall said she supported the goals but expressed concern about potential scope creep in the future. The committee conducted a roll call and staff announced the vote as 19 ayes, 0 nays; substitute House Bill 1379 was reported out of committee for consideration by the full House.
