LOS ANGELES - California will become the first state to allow undocumented individuals of all ages to be eligible for health insurance starting in the new year. The new guidelines, which take effect Jan. 1, 2024, provide low-income, undocumented residents eligibility under Medi-Cal coverage (the...
The article reports on AB 1150, a new law in California which prohibits health insurance companies from granting incentives to employees for rescinding a health insurance of an individual policyholder. It notes that the law determines the scope of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of ...
There is a California penalty for not having health insurance. If you live in California and you do not have the right level of health insurance, you may be required to pay a penalty on your taxes. In general, the penalty for not having health insurance in California is...
Posted inhealthcare compliance,Healthcare Regulatory Matters,Kinley Law Practice,Medical Licensing Comments Offon CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE LAW IN THE TOP 75 Several years ago, this blog started as a way to inform physicians and other health care professionals about relevant health law issues. Recently,...
The new California law applies to HCSPs and disability insurers regulated by California’s Department of Insurance when they directly use or engage a subcontractor to use certain automated decision-making tools to analyze medical necessity as part of utilization review or management functions. U...
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More than 90% of doctors in the United States report that their patients have had care delayed because they have to wait on an insurance company to approve it. One lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow doctors with a proven track record of recommending appropriate treatments to ski...
It is often obtained by employers who offer healthcare benefits as part of their crew’s benefits package. California law requires businesses with at least 50 full-time employees to offer health insurance coverage. Collective health policy typically offers more affordable premiums compared to individual...
In 2023, California joins a handful of other states in establishing a health care cost commission. A new California law establishes the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), whose goals are to control health care costs while maintaining quality of care and broad accessibility. The new law...
Initially, the law established three state agencies as the main licensing and regulatory authorities for cannabis business: the Bureau of Cannabis Control within the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the Department of Public Health, and the CalCannabis Licensin...