California Slow To Adopt HMO Care Regulations
California has yet to adopt regulations to ensure HMO patients have timely access to necessary medical services despite a law passed six years ago requiring the state to do so. Last month, the Office of Administrative Law rejected draft regulations because the Department of Managed Health Care did not provide enough time for public comment.
- "Road to Faster HMO Care Proves a Rocky One" (Rojas, Sacramento Bee, 3/9).