Posts Tagged by legislation/ policy
Appropriations Committee decides on health reform legislation
| August 17, 2012 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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The Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committee met on Thursday to make final decisions on key health reform legislation. The advancing bills must pass floor votes by the August 31st deadline to make it to the Governor’s desk for signature. A brief description of each of the bills moving forward is… more
Bills Implementing ACA Move Forward
| April 24, 2012 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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California lawmakers have been busy implementing the ACA in the state Capitol. Friday, April 27th marks the last day for bills introduced in 2012 to pass out of the first policy committee. A number of bills have already passed out of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees, including: AB 1453… more
Health-Related Bills Signed into Law Before Deadline
| October 10, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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October 9 was Governor Brown’s deadline to sign pending legislation into law. This past week, the following bills were signed. SB 51 (Alquist): Implements MLRs by requiring insurers to spend 80-85% of premium dollars on health care. Removes annual and lifetime caps on benefits. Supports provisions in ACA. AB 922… more
Senate Committee on Health Passes AB 52
| July 7, 2011 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Health passed AB 52 (Feuer) with a 5-3 vote and one abstention from Senator Michael Rubio (D-Bakersfield). AB 52 would authorize state regulators to reject excessive health insurance rate increases. Current state law only allows the Department of Insurance (DOI) to review rate increases… more
Joint Ventures Coming Soon?
| August 11, 2010 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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For those who haven’t heard about it, we’d like to draw your attention to SB 56 (Alquist). SB 56 would authorize local initiative health plans (LIs), county organized health care systems (COHS), and county medical service programs (CMSPs) to enter into joint ventures to offer coordinated health plans to the… more
Maternity Care Legislation
| July 28, 2010 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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A new maternity care bill, AB 1825 (De La Torre), is poised to reach the Senate floor. In California, there is no existing law requiring health insurers to designate which basic health care services are covered, so health insurers are not forced to provide coverage for maternity services. As a… more
