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Senate approves language to create health‑care board that would activate if federal action allows state plan
Summary
The Senate adopted an amendment to SB 5947 to add Universal Health Care Commission input and passed the bill on final reading; sponsors described the measure as a design step that takes effect only if federal conditions or waivers trigger state implementation.
The Washington State Senate on Feb. 16 passed Senate Bill 5947, a measure that would create a state health‑care board to design a universal‑coverage program if federal action or waivers make a state plan practicable.
Sponsor Senator Manka Hasegawa told colleagues the bill is "the next step because if the federal government does follow through ... this bill then triggers to create a health care board," and that amendment 558 was…
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