The Washington state Legislature passed a supplemental budget late Thursday, increasing spending by $155 million, but some of the biggest health care news that emerged by the end of the 60-day session was what didn’t happen.
One of the surprises was the failure of a telemedicine bill ( HB 1448) that would have allowed doctors and health systems to get paid for treating patients via webcam.
The bill initially had broad support, until a Feb. 20 Senate Health Care Committee hearing, where testimony…
The Washington state Legislature passed a supplemental budget late Thursday, increasing spending by $155 million, but some of the biggest health care news that emerged by the end of the 60-day session was what didn’t happen.
One of the surprises was the failure of a telemedicine bill ( HB 1448) that would have allowed doctors and health systems to get paid for treating patients via webcam.
The bill initially had broad support, until a Feb. 20 Senate Health Care Committee hearing, where testimony…