Health Plans
Legislation (AB 1554) by Assembly member Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) would have required insurers to receive approval from the Department of Managed Health Care or Department of Insurance to increase premiums, copayments, deductibles and other charges (Bill Text, 7/5). The measure did not pass out of the Senate Health Committee (Bill Status, 7/12).
AB 1324 by Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) was amended to prohibit insurers from canceling or modifying authorization of medical treatment for any reason (Bill Text, 7/5). The bill is before the Senate Judiciary Committee (Bill Status, 7/5).