Bill > HB1523

This bill aims to increase the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market. It requires the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to establish standardized health plans for the bronze, silver, and gold levels, with the goal of reducing deductibles, making more services available before the deductible, providing predictable cost-sharing, maximizing subsidies, and limiting premium increases. Health carriers offering plans on the Exchange must offer at least one standardized silver plan and one standardized gold plan. The bill also directs the Health Care Authority to contract with health carriers to offer standardized silver and gold qualified health plans on the Exchange, with certain requirements around care coordination, value-based purchasing, and provider reimbursement. Additionally, the bill requires the Exchange to develop a plan to implement and fund premium subsidies to enable individuals with incomes up to 500% of the federal poverty level to spend no more than 10% of their income on premiums.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1523&Year=2019&Initiative=false