Assemblyman Takes Aim At Unexpected Medical Bills — Again
The legislation, which would limit the amount a patient can be charged by an out-of-network provider to no more than he would have paid if that provider had been in-network, fell three votes shy of passage last fall.
KPCC:
CA Lawmaker To Try Again To Block 'Surprise' Medical Bills
A state assemblyman is trying again to win passage of a bill that would eliminate unexpectedly high medical bills, the kind that hit patients who have received care at a medical facility outside of their insurance network without knowing about it. (O'Neill, 3/21)
In other news —
The Sacramento Bee:
California Ballot Proposal To Require Parental Notification For Abortion Fizzles
The campaign to qualify a November constitutional amendment requiring parental notification for abortions ended last week, the latest in a string of ballot failures for the effort’s sponsors. (Miller, 3/21)
The San Jose Mercury News:
Right-To-Die Law Debated At Morgan Hill Town Hall Meeting
They know California's landmark right-to-die law, set to kick in June 9, is for the terminally ill. And they support that effort. But what most of the dozen people at a town hall meeting on Monday in Morgan Hill wanted to know is why their friends and relatives suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia cannot take advantage of the law. (Seipel, 3/21)