Concerning health carrier reporting.

 H-0593.1

HOUSE BILL 1379

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Lekanoff and Macri

Read first time 01/17/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to health carrier reporting on primary care spending; and amending RCW 48.43.800 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 48.43.800 and 2022 c 155 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The commissioner may (( include an assessment of carriers' )) require health carriers to annually report primary care expenditures in (( the )) previous (( plan year )) calendar years or anticipated for (( the )) upcoming (( plan year in its reviews of health plan form or rate filings. In conducting the review, the commissioner must consider any definition of primary care expenditures and any primary care expenditure targets established under RCW 70.390.080 )) calendar years .