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HB 1589 - Health carriers & providers ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill
• Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute
• Engrossed Second Substitute

📰 Articles ¶

• 03/10/2025 House Democrats - Healthcare bills aimed to lower costs and increase accessibility pass house with overwhelming bipartisan support – Washington State House Democrats

Meetings ¶

Tue 03/25 10:30 AM - Health & Long Term Care (HLTC): E2SHB 1589 Health carriers & providers ¶

1176 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Jessica Schule
• 💵Patrick Connor - NFIB
• Toni Napoli - Counseling West Seattle
• Gloria Voeller - Puget Sound Family Health
• Melissa Seipel
• Lisa Egbert - WSDA
• Angela Ross - WA Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• Kendra Holloway - Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• 💵Lori Grassi - WA State Chiropractic Association (and large coalition of independent providers)
• Shannon Thompson - Mental Health Counselors Association
• Meg Curtin Rey-Bear

66 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Chris Bandoli - Cigna
• 💵Christine Brewer - Premera Blue Cross
• 💵Jennifer Ziegler - Association of Washington Health Care Plans
• Marissa Ingalls - Coordinated Care

2 ❓ - Other ¶

Tue 02/25 01:30 PM - Appropriations (APP): SHB 1589 Health carriers & providers ¶

879 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Lori Grassi - WA State Chiropractic Association
• Paul Reed
• Morgan Kinnear
• Christopher Prouty
• Anondi Varn
• Jane Beyer - Office of the Insurance Commissioner
• Lindsey Lehmuth
• Meg Curtin Rey-Bear - Washington Mental Health Counselors Association
• Sharon Shadwell - Washington Mental Health Counselors Association
• Kayla Clark

6 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Carrie Tellefson - Regence Blue Shield

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Jennifer Ziegler - Association of Washington Health Care Plans

Tue 02/04 01:30 PM - Health Care & Wellness (HCW): HB 1589 Health carriers & providers ¶

1367 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Jane Beyer - Office of the Insurance Commissioner
• Rachel Atkins
• Meg Curtin Rey-Bear - Washington Mental Health Counselor Association
• Sharon Shadwell - Washington Mental Health Counselor Association
• Ben Boyle - APTA Washington
• Kendra Holloway - WA Speech - Language - Hearing Association
• 💵London Breedlove - WA State Psychological Association
• 💵Lori Grassi - WA State Chiropractic Association
• 💵Melissa Johnson - APTA-WA /WA Speech, Language, Hearing
• Ben Packard - Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work
• Jim Freeburg - Patient Coalition of Washington

1 👎 - Con ¶

10 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Jennifer Ziegler - Association of Washington Health Care Plans

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