California to Enforce New Mental Health Parity Law
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to all health insurance companies in California about their obligation to comply with chan...
California Hires Top Regulatory Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom hired two top health care regulatory officials. Mary Watanabe is Director of the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). She jo...
California Hires Top Regulatory Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom hired two top health care regulatory officials. Mary Watanabe is Director of the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). She jo...
Consumer Group Praises New CA Health Care Laws
Health Access highlighted the following new California laws for securing and expanding coverage for all Californians, controlling health care c...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 890 into law. It will allow nurse practitioners to practice without physician supervision after a three-year or 4,600-hour transition to practice. The majority of Calif...
In a recent Notice, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara asked all health insurance and specialized health insurance companies to provide a partial premium refund to policyholders since many...
Governor Newsom signed SB 1255, which ends the practice of denying life and disability income insurance coverage based solely on a positive HIV test. The Equal Insurance HIV Act was sponsored by Senat...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2118 (Kalra), which requires rate reporting in individual & small-group health insurance markets, similar to requirements in the large group market. “Col...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 852 (Pan) to allow California to contract to manufacture generic drugs, lowering costs and increasing access for consumers.
He also signed SB 855 (Wiener), which w...
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed SB 1383, which expands the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Beginning January 1, 2021, employers with five or more employees will be subject to CFRA requireme...
On September 4, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257, which would exempt dozens of professional services fields from AB 5’s employee benefit requirements, including photographers, artists...
The California Legislature adjourned their 2020 session with the passage of two key health bills. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to sign or veto these measures:
Coverage of Substance Use...