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House Healthcare Committee reports four bills with due-pass recommendations, defers one
Summary
On Feb. 4 the House Healthcare and Wellness Committee advanced four bills out of executive session with due-pass recommendations (House Bills 1589, 2402, 2555 and 2685) and deferred action on House Bill 2599. Roll-call votes and member objections were recorded for each measure.
Olympia — The House Healthcare and Wellness Committee on Feb. 4 completed an executive session that advanced four bills with due-pass recommendations and deferred one item until a later date.
Chair opened the session and said five bills were on the executive calendar; lawmakers then debated and voted on each. The committee reported out the proposed third substitute to House Bill 1589 (contracting and notice requirements for health carriers), a substitute to House Bill 2402 (timeline adjustments and exemptions for DEHP in IV products), House Bill 2555 (Medicaid coverage of traditional health care practices), and House Bill 2685 (tribal data and disease reporting). House Bill 2599 was deferred.
Why it matters: The bills affect health-care contracting transparency (HB1589),…
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