Washington Health Security Trust Initiative (2018)
| Washington Health Security Trust Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Health Security Trust Initiative was not put on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have created a program called the Washington Health Security Trust (HST). The HST would have been designed to finance a healthcare benefits package for all state residents.[1]
Andrew Villeneuve of the Northwest Progressive Institute proposed two versions of the initiative.
For Initiative 945, the Washington State Legislature would have established the funding mechanisms of the HST. The program's implementation would have been contingent upon receiving a waiver from the federal government under the Affordable Care Act.[1]
For Initiative 952, a tax on employers' gross payroll paid, certain existing taxes on beer, spirits, cigarettes, and tobacco products, and some tobacco settlement money would have been used to fund the HST. The program's implementation would have been contingent upon receiving a federal government waiver for certain federal statutes or regulations.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The following are the ballot titles for the initiatives:[1]
| Initiative Measure No. 945 | |||||
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| Initiative Measure No. 945 concerns health care for Washington residents.
This measure would require the state to seek federal waivers in order to implement a program to pay for healthcare services for all Washington residents, set forth program requirements, and change some taxes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] | |||||
| Initiative Measure No. 952 | |||||
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| Initiative Measure No. 952 concerns healthcare.
This measure would require state implementation of a program to pay for healthcare services funded by mandatory premiums and employer taxes; limit private insurance to supplemental coverage; and repeal or change certain taxes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] | |||||
Ballot summary
The following are the ballot summaries for the initiatives:[1]
| Initiative Measure No. 945 | |||||
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| Contingent on receiving a waiver from the federal Affordable Care Act, this measure would create the Washington health security trust and change certain taxes. The health security trust would implement a statewide program to pay for certain healthcare services from funds in the trust, available to all Washington residents (as defined), including establishing covered health services and eligibility rules, proposing funding mechanisms, and taking steps to integrate other healthcare programs.[2] | |||||
| Initiative Measure No. 952 | |||||
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| This measure would require state implementation of a program to pay for healthcare services. The program would establish covered healthcare services and eligibility rules; determine provider payments; seek necessary waivers; integrate state healthcare programs; and plan for a state-operated healthcare system. Private healthcare insurance would be limited to supplemental coverage. Program funding would be established through mandatory payments by individuals and employers and reallocation of tax revenue. The measure would repeal or change certain taxes.[2] | |||||
Path to the ballot
To make the 2018 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the Legislature were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by December 29, 2017.[3] If certified, initiatives are sent to the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate for consideration. The legislature chooses whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2018 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
Andrew Villeneuve of the Northwest Progressive Institute proposed two versions of the initiative.[1]
Proponents of the initiative did not submit signatures to the secretary of state's office by the December 29, 2017, deadline and the measure was not put on the ballot.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2017," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2017," accessed May 1, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, "Telephone correspondence with the Washington secretary of state's office," January 2, 2018
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