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Senate advances health‑system reform bill; task force, consumer office included but measure tabled on fiscal concerns
Summary
Senate debate ran long on First Substitute House Bill 133, which funds transparency efforts and creates an Office of Consumer Health Services; the bill passed a third‑reading roll call but was later tabled on third because of fiscal impact.
First Substitute House Bill 133, introduced on the floor by Senator Kilpach, outlines a multi‑part approach to health system reform: appropriations for transparency and data collection, a task force with 16 specified issues to study, tax‑credit timing changes and creation of an Office of Consumer Health Services within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to act as a clearinghouse for consumers.
"It appropriates money to handle some issues in terms of…
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