Washington HB1577 amends the palliative care benefit to allow volunteer hospice care organizations to provide palliative care without meeting.

Washington HB1577 amends the palliative care benefit to allow volunteer hospice care organizations to provide palliative care without meeting specific benefit criteria. The bill tasks the office of the insurance commissioner with convening a work group to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit and payment model for fully insured health plans. The work group must consider clinical eligibility criteria, services, staffing, evaluation criteria, and payment models.

Washington HB1577 amends the palliative care benefit to allow volunteer hospice care organizations to provide palliative care without meeting.

Washington HB1577 amends the palliative care benefit to allow volunteer hospice care organizations to provide palliative care without meeting specific benefit criteria. The bill tasks the office of the insurance commissioner with convening a work group to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit and payment model for fully insured health plans. The work group must consider clinical eligibility criteria, services, staffing, evaluation criteria, and payment models.