The House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the annual limit on HSA contributions to match out-of-pocket deductibles for HDHPs. HR 6311 would nearly double annual contribution limits f...
The California legislature passed a bill that would prohibit the sale of short-term health plans. Authored by state Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-Azusa), SB 910 awaits action by Governor Brown. If the bill bec...
A recent California Supreme Court ruling could have far reaching consequences for brokers — Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court. The ruling created the ABC Test to determine whether a work...
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $201 billion state budget, which includes $60 million in one-time funding for an All Payers’ Claims Database. If passed by the Senate as anticipated, AB 2502 will establish t...
The House of Representatives passed two bills to expand the use of health savings accounts (HSAs). However, for these bills to become law, the Senate would have to pass them before the end of the year...
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 12 states in filing suit against the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule allowing employers nationwide to group together as Association Health Plans (AHPs...
Below is an update of bills that are moving through the California legislature:
Association Health Plans
SB 1375 (Hernandez D) passed the Senate and was referred to the Assembly Appropriations C...
A bill that calls for more value and transparency in dental plans is moving swiftly through the Legislature. Senate Bill 1008 (Skinner, D-Berkeley) passed the Senate with bipartisan support and was am...
Gavin Newsom, who is favored to be California's next governor, is cooling expectations about universal health care in California. He recently told the San Francisco Chronicle that a single-payer syste...
California is pushing back against the Trump Administration’s final rule allowing Association Health Plans (AHPs). Described as a type of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA), the Administrati...
Market consolidation in California is driving up prices for hospitals and physician services as well as ACA premiums, according to a report from UC Berkeley. The comparison is stark between the highly...
Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced a bill that would allow a state-appointed commission to set prices for medical services — AB 3087, the Health Care Price Relief Act. The commission wou...