SB 5957 - DIGEST |
Establishes the healthy Washington act. |
Creates the healthy Washington program. |
Creates the healthy Washington board as an independent public entity to provide governance for the program. |
Requires the executive director of the board to establish a public advisory committee to advise the board on all matters of policy for the program. |
Requires the program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of residents. |
Prohibits a private health insurer from offering benefits or covering any services for which coverage is offered to individuals under the program. |
Creates the healthy Washington trust fund. |
Declares an intent to enact legislation that would: (1) Develop a revenue plan, taking into consideration anticipated federal revenue available for the program; and |
(2) Require state revenues from the program to be deposited in an account within the healthy Washington trust fund to be established and known as the healthy Washington trust fund account. |