H-2461.1
HOUSE BILL 2106
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Simmons, Valdez, Ryu, Kloba, Doglio, Reed, Obras, Wylie, Scott, Ormsby, Reeves, Macri, Hill, and Pollet
Prefiled 12/08/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
AN ACT Relating to requiring carriers to provide substantive notice to health care providers and health care facilities about significant contract modifications; reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.017 ; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that a healthy insurance market requires that major changes to contract terms and expectations between health carriers and providers or facilities be provided in a transparent manner that reflects mutual agreement between the parties. The legislature finds that unilateral changes by health carriers to payment or service delivery through policy changes violate principles of fair contracting and contribute to avoidable contract terminations and changes to access to services for patients. The legislature intends to remedy this by requiring certain policy changes be clearly communicated and mutually agreed upon by the parties before implementation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows: