Washington Initiative 673, Health Insurance Regulation Measure (1997)
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| Topic Business regulations and Private health insurance |
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Origin |
Washington Initiative 673 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 4, 1997. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported implementing additional health insurance regulations, such as maintaining the same healthcare provider during insurance or employment changes, disclosing the distribution of premium and investment incomes, and prohibiting discrimination against providers. |
A “no” vote opposed implementing additional health insurance regulations, such as maintaining the same healthcare provider during insurance or employment changes, disclosing the distribution of premium and investment incomes, and prohibiting discrimination against providers. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 673 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 521,161 | 32.39% | ||
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1,087,903 | 67.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 673 was as follows:
| “ | Shall health insurance plans be regulated as to provision of services by designated health care providers, managed care provision, and disclosure of certain plan information? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
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