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Bill would let Health Benefit Exchange set annual market-factor criteria to shore up county coverage
Summary
ESSB 62 10 would authorize the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to develop annual market‑factor certification criteria (meaningful differences, provider networks, premiums, formularies) and to convene stakeholders in counties at risk of being left with one carrier; sponsors say it’s a tool to stabilize rural access without immediate budget costs.
Sen. Slatter presented ESSB 62 10, telling the committee the bill responds to falling plan choice in parts of the state, particularly San Juan County, where two carriers have left the marketplace and only one carrier remains in some product tiers. "Coverage is disappearing in parts of our state," she said, and the bill gives the Exchange authority to consider access and affordability during plan certification to ensure options such as bronze plans remain…
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