McCormick has taken the lead on heath care at the state level saving the state more than $25 million during the first year of the McCormick Health Care Reform Package.

McCormick is dedicated to making progress in health care reform in Washington.

"One of the biggest problems facing American families is how to afford quality health care coverage. We must work towards innovative solutions that increase accessibility while still preserving the free-market principles that our nation was founded upon."

Agency Implementation:

1. Promote the local health insurance plan offered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds
   Agency: Department of Employee Trust Funds
2. Research offering series of co-pays and deductibles (implemented on state level for non-protective employees
   Agency: Department of Employee Trust Funds
3. Narrow the search for a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) t o develop a more cost effective way to provide prescription drugs
   Agency: Department of Employee Trust Funds
4. Continue to develop and expand healthcare website to encourage consumers to research cost and quality of procedures
   Agency: Department of Employee Trust Funds

Governor’s 2003-05 Budget:

1. Help control and reduce health care costs by creating a pharmacy benefits purchasing pool for state and local governments
2. Reduce state employee health insurance costs by increasing the employee contribution rate, implementing a more efficient health care purchasing system and developing a prescription drug purchasing pool

Joint Committee on Finance 2003-05 Budget:

1. Allow local governments to unilaterally change to local health insurance plan offered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds or a plan that is substantially similar