Developing the Washington health trust.

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SENATE BILL 5233

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Hasegawa, Bateman, Chapman, Dhingra, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Saldaña, Shewmake, Stanford, and Trudeau

Read first time 01/14/25. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

AN ACT Relating to the expansion and consolidation of public health plans in Washington under a unified financing system in order to universalize eligibility to all Washington residents, ensure comprehensive medical coverage including primary care, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits, and achieve cost savings through administrative efficiency, bulk pricing, and cost controls; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; adding a new title to the Revised Code of Washington to be codified as Title 50C RCW; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; providing a contingent effective date; and providing contingent expiration dates.

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

Part I

Universal Health Care for Washington State