The bill amends RCW 48.43.800 to enhance the reporting requirements for health carriers regarding their primary care expenditures. It mandates that health carriers must annually report their primary care spending for the previous calendar year and anticipated spending for the upcoming calendar years. The commissioner is granted the authority to determine the form and content of these reports, ensuring that they align with established definitions and targets for primary care expenditures as outlined in RCW 70.390.080.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that the reports submitted by health carriers will be considered public information, promoting transparency in health care spending. The amendments replace previous language that referred to assessments and reviews of health plan forms or rate filings, streamlining the reporting process and focusing specifically on primary care expenditure reporting.

Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 48.43.800