AB 4 (Arambula, D-Fresno)
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In Senate Appropriations Committee
AB 4 would require Covered California to administer a program to allow persons not otherwise able to obtain coverage because of immigration status to enroll in health insurance coverage similar to other Californians, to the extent feasible under federal law and regulation.
AB 1783 (Essayli, R-Corona)
Oppose
Introduced on Jan. 3. Pending an Assembly policy committee referral.
AB 1783 states the Legislature’s intent to remove all taxpayer funding for health care for undocumented individuals.
AB 2200 (Kalra, D-San Jose)
Oppose Through Coalition
Passed the Assembly Health Committee on April 23. To be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 2200 would create the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Program (CalCare) to establish comprehensive, universal single-payer health care coverage. The bill would establish a board that would obtain all necessary waivers, approvals, and agreements allowing existing federal health care payments to be paid to CalCare, which would then assume responsibility for benefits and services previously paid with those funds.
AB 2342 (Lowenthal, D-Long Beach)
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Pending a hearing in the Assembly Health Committee
AB 2342 would provide an annual supplemental payment for Medi-Cal services to each critical access hospital that is located on an island more than 10 miles off California’s coast (i.e., Catalina Island).
AB 2956 (Boerner, D-Solana Beach)
Support
Passed the Assembly Health Committee on April 16. To be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 2956 seeks to make it easier for individuals to maintain their Medi-Cal coverage by modifying the Medi-Cal eligibility redetermination process, subject to federal approval. Specifically, the bill would extend provisions related to continuous eligibility for adults and increase county flexibility related to income verification.
SB 1213 (Atkins, D-San Diego)
Support
Placed on the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file on April 15
SB 1213 would expand eligibility for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program to Californians with family incomes of up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
SB 1236 (Blakespear, D-Encinitas)
Support
Passed the Senate Health Committee on April 24. To be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
SB 1236 would prohibit using an individual’s medical history to determine Medigap coverage. The bill would also ensure Medicare beneficiaries have a reasonable opportunity to access Medigap coverage by creating an annual open enrollment period at the beginning of each year.
SB 1268 (Nguyen, R-Huntington Beach)
Support
April 24 hearing in the Senate Health Committee canceled at the author’s request
SB 1268 would clarify and strengthen requirements that Medi-Cal managed care plans maintain network contracts with safety-net providers who serve a significant number of Medi-Cal or indigent patients.
SB 1423 (Dahle, R-Bieber)
Sponsor
Passed the Senate Health Committee on April 24. To be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
SB 1423 would require Medi-Cal to reimburse outpatient, inpatient, and skilled-nursing services provided by critical access hospitals at rates equal to the hospitals’ costs. This bill also includes a parallel budget request to fund the proposed reimbursement model.