Health Plans
Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 1440, requiring health plans to spend 85% of premiums on medical costs (Bill text, 2/21).
A measure (SB 1522) introduced by Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) would require the departments of Managed Health Care and Insurance to create a system to group all health coverage options into five basic categories in hopes of making it easier for consumers to compare health insurance options (Bill text, 2/22).