Regulators Warn Consumers About Discount Health Plans
The Department of Managed Health Care is urging Californians to be on guard against discount health plans that misrepresent themselves as health insurance plans. DMHC is drafting regulations for discount plans, which entitle members to lower prices for some service but do not constitute traditional health care coverage.
- "State Issues Warning About 'Discount Health Plans'" (Tong, Sacramento Bee, 9/17).