Prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees.

This bill prohibits health insurers (acting as third-party administrators) from requiring state-owned hospital systems to join their commercial health plans as a condition for negotiating self-funded health coverage for public employees. It directly affects Washington state hospitals and public employee health plans by banning this specific bundling tactic. The key provision states health carriers cannot link participation in their commercial products to negotiations for self-funded plans offered to public employees. The law applies to health carriers defined under Washington law and creates a clear rule against coercive contracting practices.