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Monday, January 25

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Hot Sheet Week 3

Good morning – Another busy week of committee hearings as we get closer to the first cutoff of the session. EDUCATION: The House has scheduled floor action on Monday to… READ MORE

New law would help stop hospital sticker shock

Hospital sticker shock

As this KING 5 story shows, even people with jobs and health coverage can get hit with surprise hospital bills.

The legislation referred to in the story, House Bill 2447 by Rep. Eileen Cody (D-West Seattle), would go after the most expensive type of surprise hospital bill: emergency room visits.