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Hinkle to again lead
Republicans on House Health Care Committee
13th District legislator looking forward to
putting
forth solutions for state’s health care crisis
Rep. Bill Hinkle,
R-Cle Elum, has again been appointed ranking Republican on the House
Health Care Committee.
“I’m honored that my fellow Republicans have again entrusted me to lead
them on the House Health Care Committee. Our health care system is at an
important crossroads and we are ready to help steer our state in the
right direction,” said Hinkle. “I remain committed to the principles of
putting patients back in control of their health care decisions, truly
reforming the health care market so private industry can be a part of
solutions, and resisting calls for state government-run health care.”
Hinkle was appointed by the governor in May to the state’s 12-member
Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care. The commission has been meeting
throughout the year to look at ways to provide accessible, affordable
health care for state citizens, and will submit a report to the
Legislature in the next month.
“The Blue Ribbon Commission, to date, has been a positive experience.
This legislative session is critical – it is time to take our strongest
ideas and enact them into law. I look forward to helping lead these
efforts,” said Hinkle. “Our state’s health care system is in crisis and
we cannot afford inaction or measures that simply address the periphery
of our problems. We need true reforms.”
The House Health Care Committee considers issues relating to licensing
health facilities; credentialing health providers; and regulating
pharmacies, trauma care centers, and public health departments. It also
considers issues relating to the accessibility and affordability of
health care in both the private health insurance market and public
health programs such as Medicaid and the basic health plan.
The 2007 legislative session begins January 8 and is scheduled to run
105 days.
Hinkle can be contacted at (360) 786-7808 or
hinkle.bill@leg.wa.gov.
For more information on Hinkle visit:
http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/Hinkle.
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