December 2019. New 2020 California Public Health Law Round Up
In this issue of Policy At A Glance, we will provide a roundup of five notable public health bills going into effect in 2020.
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December 2019. New 2020 California Health Care Law Round Up
In this issue of Policy At A Glance, we will provide a roundup of eight notable health care bills going into effect in 2020.
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November 2019. Controlled Substances: CURES Database (AB 528)
The Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) is California’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) introduced to track Schedule II-IV controlled substances. AB 528 aims to enhance the monitoring of controlled substances via the CURES database to further combat misuse, over-prescription, overuse, abuse, and diversion.
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October 2019. Health Care Coverage: Maternal Mental Health (AB 577)
In an effort to improve the mental wellness of women, California Legislature introduced AB 577 to increase the duration pregnant and postpartum women with a mental health illness receive coverage. AB 577 honors continuity of care, which is essential for the wellbeing of both the mother and the child.
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September 2019. Reinstatement of the Individual Mandate and Penalty in California
In response to the passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which essentially removed the individual mandate penalty, California Legislature took measures to reinstate the individual mandate penalty via Senate Bill (SB) 78.
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August 2019. Immunizations: Medical Exemptions (SB 276)
Currently, physicians are not required to provide complete information for why a medical exemption is being issued. SB 276 has been introduced to tackle this and other issues but has met with a great deal of pushback from parents and organizations.
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July 2019. Conscience Rule
The federal government’s final rule, “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,” seeks to safeguard the moral and religious beliefs of medical institutions and workers.
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June 2019. Public Option Proposals
Two proposals in Congress will offer a Medicare-based public option in the health insurance marketplace to lower both premiums and health care costs by competing directly with private plans.
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May 2019. Medicare-for-All Proposals
Two Medicare-for-All proposals in Congress will expand Medicare to cover everyone, establishing a single national health insurance program and eliminating all private health insurance plans.
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April 2019. Medical Procedures: Treatment or Intervention: Sex Characteristics of A Minor (SB 201)
California SB 201 proposes to ban medically unnecessary procedures on the sex characteristics of intersex minors until they can give informed consent.
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March 2019. The Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019
This new federal legislation would enable older adults and individuals with disabilities to access dental care under Medicare Part B.
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February 2019. Surprise Out-of-Network Medical Bills
State and federal lawmakers are working to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Currently, there is no federal legislation addressing the issue and only six states offer comprehensive protection against surprise medical bills.
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January 2019. 2018 Vetoed Health Legislation in California
In this issue of 'Policy At A Glance', we provide a roundup of five health bills that garnered attention but were ultimately vetoed by the Governor in 2018.
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