Legislative Update February 2015 WCOMO. 2015 – 2017 Budget.
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Legislative Update
February 2015
WCOMO
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2015 – 2017 Budget
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State Budget TimelineJan 12 Legislative session begins – 105 days long
Feb 19 Revenue forecast
March 11 House of origin cutoff
Late March Senate and House each propose a budget
April Conference budget debated
April 15 Opposite house cutoff
April 26 Regular session ends
July 1 New fiscal year starts
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Highlight on Bills
Immunizations:Improving Community
Immunity
Workforce Shortage: Expand State Loan
Repayment Program
Promote Behavioral Health Integration in
Primary Care
Affordable Coverage: Evaluate Affordability
and Continuity of Coverage
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Public Dialogue on Immunizations• Current measles outbreak has sparked
public dialogue about the importance of immunizations
• Issues before the legislature:– Removing philosophical exemption to vaccines
for school entry (HB 2009)– Funding for vaccines for CHP– Providing vaccine resources to expecting
parents (SB 5143)
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Expand State Loan Repayment Program
• Requesting $8M to restore the program back to pre-2011 levels
• 2 pieces of legislation recognize importance of program – HB 1080 – sponsored by Rep. Paul Harris (R)– SB 5010 – sponsored by Sen. David Frockt (D)
• Coalition of supporters, including medical, dental, nurses and hospital associations
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Promote Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care
• WA is moving towards financial integration of physical, mental health and chemical dependency by 2020
• King County envisions delivery system integration starting with the Mental Health Integration Program in primary care settings– Front load costs of care coordinators and psychiatric
consultation– Estimated cost of $11.9M – Proven model
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Evaluate Affordability &Continuity of Coverage
• Many barriers still prevent people from obtaining health insurance including churn and affordability
• HB 1669 would help better us understand these barriers by:– Creating a Continuity of Coverage task force– Procuring a study to evaluate affordability,
churn, and availability.
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Budget Discussions for HBE
• HBE has asked the legislature to lift the original $80 million/biennium cap on their budget– HBE has requested $147 million
• Importance of Special Enrollment Period • Many discussions to come
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Save Health Care in WA Clinic Cards in 2015
Over 21,000 people have signed cards addressed to their legislators via the clinic card program
151 participating clinics from across the state
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www.SaveHealthCareinWA.org• FAST — Online action is
the fastest way to respond to the Legislature
• STRATEGIC — Legislators receive emails during critical points
• EASY — Sign up at the website
Take action yourself. Pass it on.
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WithinReach Action Alerts
• Sign up to be receive alerts and take action on key issues!
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Questions?
Carrie Glover, WithinReachKatie Hewitt, Community Health Network of WA