Signed by Governor Jay Inslee

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the hospital safety net program for state medicaid enrollees.

Highlights:

• Requires the Health Care Authority and the Washington State Hospital Association to design and implement a medicaid directed payment program to promote access to high quality inpatient and outpatient care provided by designated public hospitals to medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care organizations (Sec. 8).

• Requires the directed payment program to promote access and improve the equitable distribution of care to underserved populations by increasing payments to managed care organizations (Sec. 8). 

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